The West African Examinations Council has announced Samuel Nder who is from Benue State as the overall best scholar in the 2014 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination.
He got A1 in all his eight subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, making him the current holder of WAEC’s national distinction/merit award instituted by the council in 1984 to encourage academic excellence.
Two other students – Mildred Oguejiofor and Quadri Raji – were honoured alongside him. These also got A1 in all eight subjects sat for, English and Mathematics inclusive.
Samuel, who attended Vaatia College, Makurdi, Benue State with examination number 4081345/036 had a total score of 659.9318, this being the cumulative of his scores. He had A1 in Further Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, Biology, thus making his school the recipient of the Omo N’Oba Erediauwa trophy for producing the best male WASSCE candidate.
He is currently studying Software Engineering at the Saint Petersburg Electro-Technical University, Russia
Mildred Oguejiofor, the 18 year-old from Anambra State sat for the examination at Marist Comprehensive College, Nteje, with examination number 4052015/097, and obtained A1 in Data Processing, Economics, Civic Education, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. This gave her a cumulative score of 648.5706, while her school won the 2014 Omo N’Oba Erediauwa trophy for producing the best female WASSCE candidate.
She is currently studying Medicine and Surgery at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
On WAEC’s third placed National Distinction/Merit award chart is 17-year-old, Quadri Raji. He had a cumulative score of 640.2125 as a student of St. Francis Catholic Secondary School, Idimu, Lagos. Like the others, he also scored A1 in Computer Studies, Physics, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Civic Education and Christian Religious Studies, and is presently studying Petroleum Engineering at the University of Lagos.
To be considered for the distinction award, a candidate must obtain Grade 1 in at least seven subjects, including English Language, Mathematics, one of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, and one subject from any of the three sub-categories of core subjects.
Candidates are considered under the Merit awards only if enough participants do not qualify for the distinction awards. The eligibility criteria for the Merit awards are the same as those of Distinction awards, except that a candidate must obtain a grade not lower than 2 in English Language.
Candidates who are eligible for an award must have been obtained their results at the first attempt and at the same sitting. The grades would also have been obtained without any hint of impropriety.
