The West African Examinations Council on Tuesday announced its International Excellence Award winners with three Ghanaians receiving the highly honoured academic prizes.
The trio emerged best scholars in the 2014 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination. They scored A1 in all their subjects.
However, 18-year-old Mickail Hasan, who attended the Ghana Secondary Technical School, Takoradi, emerged the overall best candidate, having scored a total grade of 682.0933 in eight subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
The other two- Blaykyi Kenyah, a former pupil of the St Augustine’s College, Cape Coast, and Henry Archibad, formerly of the Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast, came second and third respectively.
For posting outstanding results, the leadership of the WAEC honoured the lads on Tuesday in Lagos as part of the council’s 63rd annual meeting.
By Hasan’s feat, he became the current holder of the esteemed award instituted by the council in 1984 to encourage academic excellence. Before Mickail, another Ghanaian, Miss Ivy Mannoh, was the holder of the title.
Ghanaians have topped the overall winners chart between 2008 and 2013.
Nigeria last topped the overall winners chart in 2007 with John Yusuf.
To be considered for the 31-year-old excellence award, a candidate must obtain Grade 1 in at least eight subjects, including English Language, Mathematics, one of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Health Science and Integrated Science.
In addition, the candidate must obtain one subject from any of the three sub-categories of core subjects.
Meanwhile, Kenyah, 19, with WASSCE number 0030101316, obtained a total grade of 680.4287 in eight subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
Also, Archibald, 18, with WASSCE number 0030104311, obtained a total grade of 676.9348 in eight subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
