WASSCE 2023: Excellent Results Of St John's Grammar Senior High School Boy Surface: “Proud Of You”

WASSCE 2023: Excellent Results Of St John's Grammar Senior High School Boy Surface: “Proud Of You”

  • Arhin Isaac, a St John's Grammar Senior High School alumnus, received 8As in this year's WASSCE 
  • X user Justice Newton-Offei shared his slip to dismiss the hype surrounding Rastafarian Tyrone's WASSCE results
  • Several others flocked to the comments section to offer their reactions, with some complimenting Arhin

On December 19, Arhin Isaac's outstanding results from the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) surfaced on social media.

He earned straight As in Social Studies, English Language, Mathematics (Core and Elective), Integrated Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

Photo of Arhin Isaac's WASSCE results.
Excellent WASSCE results of St John's Grammar SHS boy surface. Photo credit: Maskot.
Source: Facebook

Arhin's stellar milestone was highlighted in a post by Justice Newton-Offei. The post comes against the buzz surrounding the WASCCE result of Tyrone Iras Marhguy, a student of Achimota School.

''This is a boy from my Alma Mater, Saint John's School Sekondi, and I don't understand why people are making a needless fetish of Achimota rasta boy. As I have said, the Rastafarian boy's admission into Achimota school was initially denied purely on laid-down codes, principles and ethics!

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"In any case, is this Rastafarian boy the first in the history of the Achimota Senior High School to have ever scored 8As at the WASSCE level examination?" Newton-Offei posted on Facebook.

See Arhin's results below:

Photo of Arhin Isaac's WASSCE results.
Excellent WASSCE results of St John's Grammar SHS boy surface. Photo credit: Maskot/ Justice A. Newton-Offei (Facebook).
Source: Facebook

Folks commend Arhin

Netizens who thronged the comments area posted varied views. YEN.com.gh selected some here.

Ridwan Issah-Khalifah commented:

Ghanaians ankasa y3 y3 different breed ..now the thing turn politics koraa go see how Felix dey diss AG.

Harry Yao Adombor indicated:

Please, the raw scores are different.. still rastaman throw one stone.

Alice Maxim said:

He's a brilliant boy; he'll go far.

Nana Marfo Appiah reacted:

The Saints are the best.

Fred Kyei Mensah indicated:

Senior, he might not be the first and last; however, he's brought dignity to Achimota School despite his initial rejection by the authorities, Justice A. Newton-Offei. His situation was peculiar and a test case of discrimination...

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Needy Boa-Amponsem SHS boy

Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that on Wednesday, December 20, it emerged that Ghanaian Abakah Moses Sika bagged 6As in the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Despite earning impressive grades in the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) papers, he can't afford to further his education at the university level due to financial limitations.

Touched by Sika's heart-wrenching predicament, social media user Don Paino Mallam sought help from netizens.

WASSCE results of NSMQ star Zuweira Baba Mohammed

Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that Zuweira Baba Mohammed, a former National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) contestant, excelled in the 2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Besides capturing the hearts of Ghanaians with her impressive performance in the intense contest, she bagged commendable grades in the exams.

The Tamale Senior High School alumna earned 6As when the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released her results.

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.