AFRICA | 15-year-old, Olukayode Victor Olusola has scored an outstanding 362 out of 400 in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), ranking among the top 0.4% of candidates who scored above 300.
His achievement places him among the highest scorers in the country, setting him apart in an exam where over 1.4 million candidates scored below 200.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is an O’Level examination designed for Senior Secondary School 3 (SS3) students or High School finalists to determine if they are qualified for university admission in Nigeria.
The examination usually graded over 400 is always a tough challenge for many Nigerian students. Although the pass mark is mostly set at 50% (200/400), many High School finalists in Nigeria find it hard to attain the average score.
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Victor, a student of Government Secondary School, Kwara State, Nigeria, scored an exceptional 95 points each in three subjects including Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry, and 77 points in the English Language subject.
With his score totalling 362 marks, Victor was a top contender in the 2024 JAMB, showcasing his brilliance in Science and Engineering-related subjects.
Victor’s achievement comes amid reports of widespread poor performance in the 2024 JAMB examination, making his success even more remarkable. His mother, Beatrice Tosin, expressed immense joy and gratitude, crediting her son’s diligence and dedication.
Victor intends to study Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria for his undergraduate studies.
In another story, a brilliant 16-year-old Nigerian girl named Chioma Opara has achieved an exceptional feat after scoring an outstanding 345/400 in the JAMB examination, straight As in her WAEC exam which earned her 340,000 dollars worth of scholarships to two universities abroad.
Chioma Opara is an Imo State indigene and the last of her parent’s four children. She was awarded two different scholarships to Universities in Canada and the United States after her incredible performance in tiw of her major examination as a final-class student in high school.
Chioma scored straight As of distinction in all of the subjects she partook in the West African Examinations Council and 345 over 400 points in the United Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
She has always been an extraordinarily brilliant student right from a young age. Chioma was enrolled in high school at the age of 8. Read more about Chioma HERE.
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