The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Model College has showcased its top-performing students in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The Catholic secondary school, located in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, announced that 30 of its students achieved scores ranging from 300 to 355. This outstanding performance is among over 8,000 candidates nationwide.
Reverend Father Jude Okeh recently shared the results on his X account, stating, “In the midst of JAMB saga, we have this from one of the Catholic schools. There is a lot more” The Reverend Father accompanied his tweet with a picture collage featuring the photos and scores of each candidate.
According to the post, Fasesin Ayomiposi and Kunle-Olawepo Ayomikun emerged as the school’s joint-best performers, both scoring 355 marks. Adelodun Oluwadarasimi and Ayejuto Daniel followed closely with 341 marks each, while Idris Jamaaldeen achieved 333 points.
Other notable achievers include Adeoye James (330), Ademola Ayomide (330), Sunday Eniola (329), Fawibe Iyanuoluwa (328), Azor Richard (327), Bambe Daniel (327), Ezeala Excel (326), Oyawoye Henry (323), Oyewopo Mercy (323), Ebiegberi Joseph (319), Adetola Omotoke (319), Adigun Oluwaferanmi (317), Atibioke Omolade (317), Osunbande Adegoke (315), Aliyu Muhizat (314), Daramola Tunmise (314), Ogunkeyede Wereniseoluwa (313), Abolarin John (312), Jenyo Bernard (312), Folorunsho Stephen (311), Enoch Oluwole (311), Elegbede Oluwarotimi (305), Bamidele Daniel (300), Olaitan-Rafiu Damisola (300), and Onah Francis (300).
Nigerians on social media have praised the accomplishments of these Catholic school students, especially considering the high percentage of candidates who failed to score above 200 out of 400 marks in the 2024 UTME. During the announcement of the results on April