Girl with nine A1s in WASSCE: She is so brilliant her teachers feared her result would be seized

Last Monday was a day of glory for Miss Tolulope  Falokun, an indigene of Ondo State, who emerged as the overall best candidate in the 2011 West African Senior School Certificate Examination  as the state government organised a befitting reception for her, reports SUNDAY ABORISADE.

Seventeen year-old Tolulope  Falokun, who had distinctions (A1) in all the nine subjects she attempted in the 2011 West African Senior School Certificate Examination was in high spirit as she alighted from the official car of the Ondo State Commissioner for Education, Mr. Remi Olatubora, on Monday.

Tolu rode in the same vehicle with the commissioner from Akure to Ondo town where a befitting reception was organised for her at her Alma Mata, the St. Louis Secondary school.

Her principal, teachers, non-academic staff and selected pupils of the school who were already seated before her arrival in company with officials of the state Ministry of Education, gave her a standing ovation as she stepped into the venue of the reception.

Everybody that spoke on the occasion paid glowing tributes to Falokun’s simple nature and her quest for excellence. She was described as intelligent, hardworking, serious-minded and above all, highly disciplined pupil.

Born into the Samuel Falokun family on February 20, 1995, Tolulope is a native of Akure, and the third of four female children of her parents.

She was among the best five students admitted into St. Louis Secondary School in 2005.

Tolu, who came first in the ANCOPSS National Quiz competition had distinctions in all the subjects she attempted in the Junior Secondary School State Exams in 2008.

Tolu came first in the Ekimogun Essay Competition of December, 2010, hence, she featured in the 2010 Ondo State calendar. She also came first in several inter school competitions.

She was made the senior prefect of her school, because of her exemplary brilliance. Her younger sister, Ibukun, now in SSII, is currently the senior prefect of the same all female school.

The principal of the school, Mrs. Evelyn  Akindojutimi, while addressing the gathering, said the school, established in January1954, was initially owned by the Catholic before it was taken over by the government.

She said the school has been noted for its high standard of discipline and good results in examinations and academics.

She said, “Since there are only two terms for the final year pupils, our teachers work tirelessly everyday of the week to make sure that the West African Examination Council  syllabus was completed before the end of February. Thereafter, they  start revision from SS1 work.”

Analysis of the school’s 2011 result made available to our correspondent showed that none of the 146 pupils that sat for the exam failed English Language, physics, geography, chemistry, literature in english, Christian religious knowledge  financial accounting, typing, further mathematics, visual art, food and nutrition, home management , agricultural science, technical drawing and commerce.

All the pupils recorded 100 per cent success in the above subjects while they recorded 97 per cent pass in mathematics, 90 per cent in Economics, 98 per cent in Yoruba language, and 92 per cent in Government.

Tolu’s father,  who is a civil engineer, is a contractor while her mother, a nurse, is a civil servant in the state.

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