16-Year-Old Amaechina Chimbusonma Nwadiuto Scores 9 A1s in 2023 WASSCE

Miss Amaechina Chimbusonma Nwadiuto, a student of Regina Pacis Girls’ Secondary School, Garki, Abuja has scored A1 in all the nine subjects she sat for this year’s West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, WASSCE, conducted by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC.

With this remarkable feat, she is in contention for the National Merit Award as the overall best candidate.

16-year-old Amaechina who hails from Anambra State, got distinctions in Data Processing, Christian Religious Studies, Civic Education, English Language, Further Mathematics, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

The girl, who scored 313 in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, applied to study Medicine at the University of Abuja.

In a chat with Vanguard, her mother, Mrs. Ijeoma Amaechina, said the girl has consistently maintained the top position in her class since her primary school days.

“She is the fourth child of the family and she likes to sing and makes friends. Apart from her natural talents, I can describe her as a goal getter. She puts her mind to whatever she wants to achieve. I give God the glory,”.

Fabwoman.ng also reported that Kamsiyochukwu Umeh, the 2023 UTME best candidate also recorded a similar feat in her WASSCE scoring 8As and 1B.