The West African Examination Council has declared Total Educational Development Academy as the winner of the Augustus Bandele Oyediran prize for best overall results in WASSCE for candidates in year 2020.
The disclosure was made on Thursday, in Ibadan, at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Nigeria National Committee of the West African Examination Council
Miss Nwaozuzu Confidence Chinaza, one of the five TEDA students who made nine straight As in the 2020 WASSCE, was awarded the third prize in the National Distinction/Merit category.
The founder of TEDA, Dr. Godson Dinneya, who expressed joy over thr performance, said, “We have had good results in WASSCE and competitions like the National Olympiad Competition organised by the National Mathematical Centre, Abuja, but this was a pleasant surprise to us and I will tell you why.
“The year in question was the COVID-19 year; schools were shut. We struggled with how to give our students the best preparations for the examination.
“The TEDA spirit kicked in. We teach our students to seek solutions to changing situations. COVID-19 was our chance to demonstrate to the students that we can tackle challenges. Our IT department developed the facilities for online delivery of our classes. The target was not to go below the 100 per cent pass rate.
“You can then imagine our excitement that our best result is in the most challenging year for the world. Though our internal assessments of the students predicted a good outcome, we, however, limited our optimism because of the initial disruptions of COVID-19.
“We are happy for the recognition for the work TEDA teachers, parents, students, and the administrators have done over the years.
Miss Nwaozuzu Confidence Chinaza of TEDA had nine straight As in her examinations.
In the 2020 WASSCE result, of the 79 students TEDA presented, five made nine straight As, five got eight As while 22 others made seven As. K
In general performance, the school had 71 per cent A grades; 24 per cent B grades; 3 per cent C grades; and, 2 per cent Pass grade. In the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination, TEDA recorded 100 per cent pass with no re-sit in any subjects.
In the year 2020, TEDA represented Abia State at the National Olympiad Competition held at the National Mathematical Centre, Abuja. The school won four prizes: First position as Best School in the Junior Science category; overall, first position in the Junior Sciences category; overall third position in the Junior Science category; and, best Girl in Female category of the Junior Science.
The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, awarded scholarships to the five students who made nine straight As in the 2020 WASSCE to any University of their choice in Nigeria.
