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.
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2013, that is old news nah. mtcheww *spits on thread*

9inches:
2013, that is old news nah. mtcheww *spits on thread*

http://www.punchng.com/education/19-year-old-emerges-wassce-best-pupil/

Published today

oluwadanie1:


http://www.punchng.com/education/19-year-old-emerges-wassce-best-pupil/

Published today

Why did it take a whole one year to honor the winners of last year's exam? and tomorrow they will say our president is slow

dat boy looks lyk a 40yr old man

Congrats kids.

The man boy is even happy






#AGBAYA!!!

Incase

I created this topic first...just saying ...incase

I stopped believing WASSCE results a long time ago! congrats though.how ur J.A.M.B u don enter school(federal institution) or na still house una dey?
P S:***** after reading the article**** if they are in UI let me conclude that they are good!

Aishwara rai

Preciousjoz:
I stopped believing WASSCE results a long time ago! congrats though.how ur J.A.M.B u don enter school(federal institution) or na still house una dey?

He is currently studying Medicine and Surgery at University of Ibadan.

lanxlot:
dat boy looks lyk a 40yr old man

He wrote the exam at 16/17. #just saying.

frontpage ...?

Lols. . .hw dyu guys expect 2 c him?Too mch reading n lack of sleep n rest wil definitely mek u look dull #proudlyteamjackometerz.