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By Ashemiriogwa Emmanuel
About 53 Nigerian students have again pulled off prestigious Cambridge learner awards in various subjects at the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), Cambridge O Level and Cambridge International AS & A Level from the Cambridge International examinations written in November 2020.
Three out of the 53 students excelled in Sociology, Agriculture and Law, thereby copping for themselves the Top in the World honour.
In addition, 39 students were granted the Top in Nigeria awards having performed excellently well and attained the highest standard mark in their country for a single subject.
Cambridge International also granted 19 High Achievement awards and 3 Best Across awards to students who came out with the highest cumulative total standard marks over a set number of subjects.
Commenting on this thread of achievement, Cambridge International’s Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Mr Juan Visser, noted that it was a thing of delight to see that students in Nigeria still come out in flying colours in their examinations despite the ugly disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to him, “Students around the world faced one of the most challenging years ever, with the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting teaching and learning.
“Despite this, we are delighted to see that students in Nigeria still excelled at their examinations and managed to produce these outstanding results.
“This points not only to the dedication of learners and their teachers but also to the quality of the schools in Nigeria registered to offer Cambridge programme. Well done to all the top achievers.”
In connection, the Country Director, British Council Nigeria, Mrs Lucy Pearson, said that the IGCSE was focused on extending world-class education and assessments to young learners which will better position them for career opportunities.
“The exams we administer continue to help people all over the world gain educational and professional development, so they are better positioned for success in life and their careers.
“Education is a key enabler for these opportunities, and we believe in ensuring young learners have access to world-class education and assessments which we have achieved through our partners Cambridge assessment international education and the British council partner school,” Mrs Pearson said.
All the outstanding students will receive certificates from Cambridge International, attesting to their remarkable achievements.
These feats provide an excellent opportunity for the students to gain entry into local and international leading universities which consist of over 1900 universities worldwide, and more than 800 universities in the United States including, all United Kingdom universities as well as top universities in Nigeria.
