The class of 2024 of Greensprings School’s IB diploma programme has secured over $8.5 million worth of scholarships to study at top-ranked universities across the globe.
Among the students is Emmanuela Ilok, who has gained full scholarships to study Computer Science at multiple Ivy League institutions, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Yale University, Columbia University, and Stanford University.
The programme is a two-year sixth-form programme designed to prepare secondary school students for life in tertiary institutions.
The students admitted into the programme are expected to have a minimum of five credits in their O’ levels, including English and Mathematics.
Expressing her pleasure with the students’ achievements, Mrs. Feyisara Ojugo, the school’s deputy director of education, said getting a scholarship into top universities globally on scholarship is a testimony to their hard work and support from the school.
Ojugo stated that over the years, the school has had similar reports of strides by its IB Diploma students, with different sets receiving scholarships worth millions of dollars to study their choice courses in preferred institutions.
She noted that through the programme, the curriculum makes the students a preferred choice for the world’s top universities, and also prepares them for university life.
“I particularly commend Emmanuela Ilok, who was awarded full scholarships into Ivy League universities with a one per cent acceptance rate,” she stated.
An elated Ilok, in an interview, said the programme has helped in preparing her for success through its robust curriculum
She also expressed gratitude to God, her parents and the school for the feat.
She said: “It all seems unreal. I am very excited and grateful to God, my parents, and my school.”
