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Clara (Jiayue) from China
Cleveland District State High School

My name is Clara, I come from Guangzhou, China, and I commenced my study at Cleveland District State High School in late 2011.

I graduated high school last year with an OP1*. I'm currently studying a Bachelor of Advance Science at UQ (The University of Queensland), majoring in Genetics.

Queensland is a beautiful place, beautiful weather and also, I've always been really passionate about science and Queensland has one of the best science education systems in the world so thats why I came here.

The reason why I chose Cleveland District State High School was that a family friend recommended it to me because this is a very supportive and friendly environment, so my mum came over and visited. She spoke to the International Coordinator and she was very happy about the study environment so she decided to send me here.

I graduated high school with an OP1 and I was also the Dux** of the school for the year. I topped Maths C, Maths B, Biology and Chemistry.

I have a scholarshp from UQ which is the international student science scholarship which is a $12,000 scholarship per year.

My teachers at Clevelend District State High School were very supportive; I got a lot of help with my spoken English as well as my written English.

I had a wonderful homestay experience; my homestay family was very supportive and friendly. In fact, I'm still in touch with them because to me they are like family.   

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* An Overall Position (OP) is a student’s position in a statewide rank order based on their overall achievement in Authority subjects. It indicates how well a student has done in comparison to all other OP-eligible students in Queensland and is used for tertiary entrance purposes only. Students are placed in one of 25 OP bands from OP1 (highest) to OP25 (lowest). Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority.
**Dux is title given to the highest-ranking student in academic or sporting achievement in each graduating year.