The phrase "a certain student" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific student without naming them, often in a context where their identity is either unknown or not relevant.
Example: "During the lecture, a certain student raised an interesting question that sparked a lively discussion."
Alternatives: "a particular student" or "one student in particular".
"There's a certain student at these schools who wants to be in a decision-making position.
Q: You can't even say with certainty that a specific factor has any effect on a certain student or group of students?
The agents went there in search of a "certain student" whom they found and interviewed in the presence of the high school principal and an assistant principal, said B. Allen Mannella, an assistant superintendent of the Longwood Central School District.
The New Yorker, June 22 , 1992P. 32 A certain student in the city of Paris View Article By Miranda Carter By Amos Barshad By Jia Tolentino By Doreen St. Félix.
By E. J. Kahn The New Yorker, March 13 , 1948P. 23 Comment on a Herald Tribune dispatch from Arkansas telling of the study habits of a certain student in law school there, in which the young man's living quarters were carefully described... "Photographs of two girl friends from home and a group picture of his Army buddies are on the dresser.
To be able to explain abstract issues, to identify how much a certain student really understands.
A11 EDUCATION Seeking End to Loan Loophole Margaret Spellings, the education secretary, joined the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, John Boehner, in asking Congress to close a loophole allowing lenders to claim a 9.5percentt government subsidy on certain student loans.
Knee-high striped sports socks, 1970s running shorts in binary colours and gold lamé bikinis created a certain modish student style.
"There is a nickel- and titanium-based wire that's in there that passively actuates once it gets to a certain temperature," student construction manager Kyle Noell said.
The questionnaire provides only a snapshot of opinion at a certain time; student views may change as they progress through the course.
But there was something else about Mr. Lin: a focus he placed on certain students, a fascination that some said looked like infatuation.
