Agbodesi Imoagene; Lucas Nelson; Raye Oji; Toluwalase Awonuga; Titilola Akinola, all students of Greensprings school Lagos have emerged winners in the top in the country award category in Physics, English, Literature, Drama and Global Perspectives respectively at the 2019 International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examination award.
The Cambridge IGCSE examination is an international examination taken by students, age 14 to 16-year-olds. It 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
The Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards is an initiative of the British Council with a primary objective of recognising best-performing students and innovative schools.
Barney J. Wilson, deputy director of Education, Greensprings School who was present at the award ceremony observes that the school remains the flagship school in Lagos and arguably all over the world.
“These awards validate the academic prowess of our students, and I am proud of the teachers who worked through thick-and-thin to prepare the students for this success,” he said.
Lucas Nelson, who won Top in Country for English when asked how he was able to become top in English, looking at the fact that many students struggle with the subject, said he couldn’t have achieved it if not for God and the excellent English teachers of Greensprings School.
According to him, “This feeling is wonderful, and I feel proud of myself. I owe this award to God and Greensprings. The school gave me the platform to succeed and provided me with the best teachers any student can ever ask for”.
Nelson further said that aside from the quality learning environment and teachers at the school, he also worked on himself by reading various books from comics to novels.
