10 Things to Know About Mmesoma Okonkwo Who Emerged World’s Best in Cambridge Certificate Exam

• The International General Certificate of Secondary Education is a two-year programme leading to externally set, marked and certificated examinations from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Any student who takes an IGCSE subject will gain a qualification that is recognised across the globe
• A Nigerian teenager, Mmesoma Okonkwo, took the English test and stood out among her peers worldwide

Cambridge, United Kingdom - A young Nigerian, Mmesoma Okonkwo, has, distinguished herself on the global stage through her academic achievements.

Miss Okonkwo, according to reports, has received the British Council Outstanding Cambridge Learner’s Award following her stellar performance in the 2022 Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examination.

Mmesoma Okonkwo emerges global star

Legit.ng will highlight some interesting facts you probably did not know about this young scholar. We culled a great deal of our information from a July 23 interview The Punch published spotlighting Miss Okonkwo and also from Chrisland Schools' social media pages.

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1. Mmesoma Okonkwo was born in the year 2006, meaning she is 17 years old.
2. She is a resident of Lagos who hails from Anambra state, southeast Nigeria.
3. She was the head girl of Chrisland High School, Victoria Garden City (VGC), 2023 set.
4. Mmesoma plans to study Business Administration at a tertiary institution.
5. She has received several awards in her secondary school.
6. She draws inspiration from her parents.
7. Miss Okonkwo recorded the highest score in English as a second language in the last Cambridge IGCSE examination.
8. The brilliant student intends to keep raising herself as an individual through education.
9. She has five other siblings and her parents — according to her in the interview with The Punch.
10. Her life ambition is to keep growing on the largest scale and see what she can use that growth to do in the lives of people around her and people in general — especially women.

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Elated Mmesoma Okonkwo speaks

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian girl who emerged as the best among millions of students worldwide shared her story of winning the prestigious British Council Outstanding Cambridge Learner’s Award.

Mmesoma Okonkwo, a student of Chrisland School in Lagos State, Nigeria, received the award for her excellent performance in the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) English Language exam.

Source: Legit.ng