President James Michel has congratulated outgoing School of A-Level Studies’ students who last year scored outstanding results in the Cambridge IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) examinations.
In the presence of the Minister for Education MacSuzy Mondon, President Michel met the seven students at State House yesterday morning and offered them a small gift. He commanded them for their good results and assured them that the country needs their input for its future development. They in turn talked to the president about their future plans.
Seychelles NATION talked to three of the seven young men and women after their meeting with the Head of State and we share with you their reactions.
Vania Marimba who scored straight As in psychology, history and English literature: “We discussed our results as well as the work ahead with the president. I am actually teaching history and geography at the Beau Vallon secondary school while I am preparing to study law at the University of Kent, after which I would like to become a solicitor. If I have a word of encouragement to younger students, I will ask them to work on themselves and not only rely on their teachers.”
Sadsitha Lokuge who scored A* in physics, chemistry and computing and A in mathematics: “The president has congratulated us for our performance. He has told us that Seychelles counts on its young people to bring the nation forward. I now want to go on to study engineering and become a chemical engineer. I want to tell Seychellois students that there are no tricks in obtaining good results. You must follow the syllabuses thoroughly and not always rely on teachers.”
Siddharth Jawahar who scored As in biology, physics and mathematics: “We talked about our career choices with the president and he motivated us for the future. He told us that he counted on us in building the country’s future. I want to study medicine which for me is not only a choice, but also a need for the country. For the moment I am accumulating experience at the Seychelles Hospital, before moving on to university.”
The other outstanding A-Level students who met President Michel yesterday were Frances Barra (A in geography and A* in economics and business studies), Mara Rivolta (A in English literature, computing and psychology), Shania Low-Thion (A in economics and A* in accounting and business studies) and Paul Gedeon (A* in Mathematics, physics and computing and A in chemistry).
Source : Seychelles NATION