The School District of Lee County has announced that 152 students have received awards from Cambridge International Education, part of the University of Cambridge, to acknowledge their outstanding performance on the June 2023 Cambridge examinations.

The Cambridge Scholar Awards celebrate the success of students taking Cambridge examinations around the world. Every year, more than a million students in over 160 countries prepare for their future with an education from Cambridge.

Cambridge Scholar Awards come in three categories: with Distinction, with Merit and Scholar. Awards with Distinction require at least three “A” grades or higher on the assessments. Cambridge Awards with Merit require at least three “B” grades and Cambridge Scholar Awards require at least three “C” grades.

Kyra Ritter from Estero High School and Brody Yueng from North Fort Myers High School both earned Cambridge Awards with Distinction, the highest honor.

Thirty-five students received Cambridge Scholar Awards with Merit and 115 earned Cambridge Scholar awards.

The 152 students who students received Cambridge Scholar Awards for their exceptional performance on the June 2023 exam series attend the following schools:

• Bonita Springs High School — three Cambridge Scholar Awards

• Cypress Lake High School — one Cambridge Scholar Award

• East Lee County High School — one Cambridge Scholar Award

• Estero High School — one Cambridge Scholar Award with Distinction, nine Cam-bridge Scholar Awards with Merit and 29 Cambridge Scholar Awards

• Gateway High School — two Cambridge Scholar Awards with Merit, 18 Cambridge Scholar Awards

• Island Coast High School — seven Cambridge Scholar Awards

• Lehigh Senior High School — nine Cambridge Scholar Awards with Merit and 18 Cambridge Scholar Awards

• Mariner High School — two Cambridge Scholar Awards with Merit and four Cambridge Scholar Awards

• North Fort Myers High School — one Cambridge Scholar Award with Distinction, 13 Cambridge Scholar Awards with Merit and 33 Cambridge Scholar Awards

• South Fort Myers High School– one Cambridge Scholar Awards

Students in the Cambridge program take AICE classes to prepare for the exams to earn college credit and a potential Cambridge diploma. The Cambridge AICE diploma is awarded to students who have passed seven Cambridge exams in three different subject groups as well as a Global Perspectives and Research exam. The exams are rigorous college-level tests taken twice a year by 175,000 students worldwide.

In addition, 22 students from charter schools also received Cambridge Awards. One at Oasis High School with Merit and 12 with Scholar Awards. Three students at Gateway Charter High School earned Cambridge Scholar Awards with Merit and six earned Scholar Awards.