Inspite of the poor showing of students in the just released West African Examination Council organized Senior School Certificate Examination for 2010/2011 session by Nigeria, where only 31percent scored above five credits including English and Mathematics, Laureates College the highbrow secondary school at Aviation Estate, off Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road, Lagos recorded a resounding success, scoring 100% passes at distinction/credit level in more than 12 subjects.

Specifically, Laureates College which motto is “excellent” posted a 100% distinction/credit in subjects like English Language, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, Literature-in-English, Agricultural Science, Government, etc.

Further details show that 74% percent of the students scored distinction in English Language while 26% passed at credit level in the same subject. The same feat was recorded in Mathematics where 63.6 of the students scored distinction and 27.3 passed at credit level. Laureates College students recorded distinctions in Physics, Further Mathematics, Geography, Agricultural Science, Literature-in-English and Government while a mixture of distinction and credit passes was posted in Chemistry, Account, Economics and Biology. The school recorded no failure in any of the subjects it entered for the all important examination.

The principal of the school Mr. Olusegun Ogunsola attributed the success in the WAEC result to due diligence in handling both the curricular and co-curricular activities of the school. “We have always tried to pay attention to details in handling our students and thank God that the results have reflected our efforts”.

He equally give kudos to the Board of Governors of the school under the able chairmanship of Engr. F.A. Somolu, (FNSE) for making sure that first class facilities are provided in the school.

According to him “we have the best ICT laboratory which won Lagos State best ICT equipped school in 2008 and 2009. Our laboratories are well-equipped and our environment is serene very conducive for learning. Our teachers are very qualified, and infact some of the best in the state, and so it would have been surprising if we didn’t do well in the just concluded examination”, he said.

One of the students (now ex-student) Miss Urenna Emenyonu scored a whopping seven distinctions and may be on the way to competing among the top results in WAEC examination this year. Another, Martins Ibikunle followed suits with seven distinctions and one credit.

Laureates College, it should be noted has recorded strings of successes in both curricular and co-curricular activities since it came into existence in 2004. It has not only recorded 100% success in its external examinations in the last three years but has won international, national and state prizes in ICT, school debates, sports tournaments (chess specifically), etc.