Three exceptional young individuals have brought honor to Ghana by clinching all three top awards at the International Excellence Awards for WASSCE for School Candidates, 2023.
Out of a total of 2,327,342 candidates from the five member countries of the Council, Master Leonard Kofi M. Amo-Kodieh, formerly of St. James Seminary Senior High School, was named the 1st Overall Best Candidate.
Master Selorm Dzandu of Labone Senior High School secured the 2nd Overall Best Candidate position, while Master Daniel Asenso-Gyambibi, also formerly of St. James Seminary Senior High School, was recognized as the 3rd Overall Best Candidate.
Master Leonard Kofi M. Amo-Kodieh and Master Dzandu Selorm are pursuing Medicine at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, while Daniel Asenso-Gyambibi is studying Computer Engineering at Ashesi University.
The three top candidates were celebrated for their academic achievements at the Opening Ceremony of the 72nd Annual Council Meeting in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
During his valedictory speech, Master Leonard Kofi M. Amo-Kodieh encouraged students from the five West African countries to prioritize their education, believing it to be the key driving force for positive change in the world.
The ceremony was attended by the Head of National Office, Mrs. Wendy Addy-Lamptey, Chief Government Nominee to Council, Dr. Eric Nkansah, Council Members from Ghana, and the Headmaster of St. James Seminary SHS, Father Owusu Sekyere.
The International Excellence Awards were established in 1985 to recognize candidates with exceptional performance in the Council’s Senior High School Certificate examinations.
Originally based on the results of the School Candidates’ (May/June) SC/GCE ‘O’ Level (International) examination, the awards now focus on the results of the School Candidates’ version of WASSCE, following the phasing out of the SC/GCE examinations and their replacement by WASSCE in 1998.
This year’s Council Meeting took place from Monday, 18th to Friday, 22nd March, 2024.