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Best Candidates In WAEC Also Have Distinctions In Yoruba by Ayekotoo(m): 8:00am On Nov 28, 2014 |
Ogun State-born Oloruntoba Ogunfolaji leads the pack in this year’s West African Examinations Council Academic Excellence Awards, CHARLES ABAH writes Nineteen-year-old Oloruntoba Ogunfolaji has emerged the best scholar in the 2013 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The leadership of the West African Examinations Council honoured the lad alongside two females on Thursday in Minna, Niger State. The females are Ifeoluwapo Fasola and Maureen Anyanwu, both of who are natives of Oyo and Imo states, respectively. For posting outstanding results, the trio received the WAEC’s prestigious National Distinction and Merit Awards. They scored A1 in all their subjects. However, Ogunfolaji is considered the overall best candidate having scored a total grade of 666.6525 in eight subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. By the feat, the lad becomes the current holder of the esteemed award instituted by the council in 1984 to encourage academic excellence. Ogunfolaji, who attended the Sacred Heart Catholic College, Abeokuta, Ogun State between 2007 and 2013, with examination number 4280232/098, also obtained A1 in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science, Geography and Yoruba Language. Born on October 26, 1995 to Mr./Mrs. SP Ogunfolaji, the award winner attended St. Bernadette Nursery and Primary, Onikolobo, Abeokuta South Local Government Area, Ogun State between 1998 and 2006. The lad, whose feat has placed the Sacred Heart Catholic College on the WAEC Excellence honours’ list, was the best pupil in his fifth and sixth grade in the school. Following his success also, the college becomes the winner of the Omo N’oba Erediauwa Coronation Trophy for producing the best male candidate in the May/June 2013 WASSCE. Other laurels, awards and prizes in his kitty include the 2010 overall best in Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination (obtaining nine As and four Cs), best in JSSCE (NECO) in 2010 (10As and 2Cs), and the 2011 champion in African Gifted Foundation Award in Mathematics. Ogunfolaji, who represented the South West Zone in Uganda for the outstanding achievement in African Gifted Foundation Mathematics contest in 2012, also participated in the 2013 Robotics Academy competition. He also clinched the third best position in the Shell Science Award in 2013 as well as the best Yoruba Student Award in WASSCE. The Yoruba Education Resource Centre, Lagos, organised the award. The youngster is at present studying Medicine and Surgery at the nation’s premier university, the University of Ibadan, Oyo State. On the second position in the award is 17-year- old Ibadan, Oyo State-born Fasola. The lass, who had her secondary education at the International School, University of Ibadan, between 2007 and 2013, had a total score of 664.0075. Her WASSCE registration number was 4310824/089. She obtained A1 in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science, French and the Yoruba Language. Her success enabled her school to become the holder of the Omo N’oba Erediauwa Coronation Trophy for producing the best female candidate in the May/June 2013 WASSCE. Born on July 8, 1997, Fasola, who attended the Junior International School, Oluyole Estate, Ibadan between 1998 and 2007, won many awards, including the Prof. Olufemi Bamiro and Prof. Ayodele Falase Awards, which earned her scholarship throughout her senior secondary school education. Fasola, who represented the International School at various competitions, was its second best graduating pupil in the 2006/2007 academic session. Like Ogunfolaji, Fasola is currently studying Medicine and Surgery at UI. On the WAEC’s National Distinction and Merit Awards third position is Miss Anyanwu, who attended the Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja. The Mbaise, Imo State-born lass with a cumulative score of 656.5480 also posted an excellent result in all her eight subjects. Anyanwu, who sat for the examination with registration number 4020617/017, obtained A1 in English Language, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science and Geography. Born on April 23, 1996 to Dr/Mrs. Emmanuel Anyanwu, the youngster who attended the Montessori International School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, between 1998 and 2006 is also no stranger to academic success. The 18-year-old not only emerged the overall best in her primary school, she also secured admission on merit to the LJC in 2007. Anyanwu, who throughout her stay at LJC was on the honours and merit rolls for academic accomplishments, scored 12 distinctions and one credit in the Junior Secondary School Certificate Examination in 2010. In her set at LJC, she also won the best graduating pupil award in Agricultural Science and Chemistry. Due to her academic feat, she was appointed the Academy Probation Prefect, a position that empowered her to assist and tutor other pupils on academic probation at the LJC. Anyanwu, currently studying Chemical Engineering with focus on Clinical Research at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Arts, New York, United States, is on full scholarship valued at $160, 000. She passed Scholastic Aptitude Test with a score of 2380 out of 2400 in both Mathematics levels I and II. http://www.punchng.com/education/19-year-old-emerges-wassce-best-pupil/ |
Re: Best Candidates In WAEC Also Have Distinctions In Yoruba by Ayekotoo(m): 8:01am On Nov 28, 2014 |
Congrats to you all…am sure your parents must be very proud of you…keep the flag of excellence flying… |
Re: Best Candidates In WAEC Also Have Distinctions In Yoruba by omokab: 8:50am On Nov 28, 2014 |
The three of you are a blessing to your family,your community,your local government,your state and nigeria at large.One thing I like most is that the two best candidate from ogun and oyo state gained admission to the same University of ibadan to study medicine.This will be a serious competition between the two of them.Another thing I like is having A1 in yoruba which make them to be a good representaive of Yoruba.I pray my children will also be as successful like you people.Keep it up |
Re: Best Candidates In WAEC Also Have Distinctions In Yoruba by zimoni(f): 9:20am On Nov 28, 2014 |
This is a good news. |
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