A graduate of Greensprings School, Oluwatobi Somorin, has emerged as the overall best across eight International General Certificate of Secondary Education Subjects in Nigeria for the year 2023.
David Ekenta-Ifeanyi was also the top in Nigeria in Physical Education in the 2023 IGCSE examination.
The Cambridge IGCSE exam is an international exam taken by students, aged 14 to 16-year-olds. The exam is administered at the final secondary school year of various International schools in Nigeria, with the British Council and Cambridge Assessment International Education being the administrators.
In addition to the students’ awards, Greensprings School, Lekki Campus, Lagos, a British Council Partner School was also honoured for its impactful contributions to best practice policies in equality, diversity, inclusion, and child protection, as well as its efforts in promoting upward mobility for its employees.
A statement by the school, said, “This achievement marks the seventh consecutive year that Greensprings students have received top in country awards in various subjects such as Mathematics, English, Physics, Biology, Global Perspectives, Literature, French, and Drama etc. Notably, in 2016 when the British Council launched the Cambridge Learner Awards, a Greensprings School student, Honour Olatunji, was awarded Top in the World in Mathematics (without coursework).
Commending the achievements of these exceptional students, Greensprings School’s Deputy Director of Education, Mrs Feyisara Ojugo, said, “We are incredibly proud of our students’ outstanding accomplishments in the 2023 IGCSE results. This accomplishment highlights our school’s unwavering commitment to academic excellence and the dedication of our students and educators who have supported them throughout their academic journey.
“We want to say a big congratulations to our extraordinary students and a big well done to their teachers for the role they played towards this wonderful achievement, and to sincerely thank their parents and everyone who contributed to their success,” Ojugo added.