The management of Topfaith Schools, Mkpatak, in Essien Udim Local Council, Akwa Ibom State, said it gave a cash prize of N1.5 million to Master Emmanuel Zekhome, the winner of its 2024 top scholar award.
 
The school’s Chairman, Dr. Emmanuel Abraham, who made this known, said that the top scholar award was instituted to encourage hard work. Abraham described Zekhome’s performance at the 2024 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) as ‘brilliant and outstanding.’
 
He said that the award was the school’s way of encouraging academic discipline, hard work and development of the mind. “Other scholars have grabbed the cash prize in the past. As an institution, we shall continue to spur our students to be more focused and hard-working.
 
“Academic success is never a miracle; it comes out of painstaking and intentional efforts by teachers, parents and students,” he said.  Abraham said that out of 193 students who sat for the SSCE, 40 scored high grades while three had ‘A’ in eight subjects.
 
‘Nine other students scored ‘A’ in seven subjects. Our philosophy is to be on top because our faith is top,” he said.
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