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A New Zealand accounting student is on top of the world.
Andrea Lockie, 27, originally from England, achieved the highest mark worldwide for the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants financial reporting exam.
The exam was sat in June by over 20,500 students, with a pass rate of less than 45 per cent.
Ms Lockie, who lives in Arrowtown, works for accounting firm WHK Cook Adam Ward Wilson.
The paper is one of 14 in a syllabus to become a fully qualified ACCA member which is a global qualification.
- NZPA
