Interswitch
Group, the organizers of InterswitchSPAK National Science competition, has
announced the release of the results of the National Qualifying Examination for
the InterswitchSPAK Nigeria 3.0 which held nationwide on Friday, May 28 and
Saturday, May 29, 2021. The results were released on June 28, 2021.
The
InterswitchSPAK National Science competition is an annual pan-African contest
aimed at re-igniting and incentivizing the study of STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects among secondary school students.
A total of 18,274
students registered for the national qualifying examination but 10,502 students
wrote the examination. The South West had the most turnout of candidates with
50%.
About 35% of the
registrants came from public schools, while 65% of the students were from
private schools. 15-year-old Alao Oluwateniola from Divine Step College, Lagos
State had the highest score of 93%. The
second highest score was 92% by 15-year-old Okoro Halimah from Taidob College,
Ogun State.
Students who
wrote the qualifying examination are advised to visit the InterswitchSPAK
portal www.interswitchspak.com to check their results.
The Group Chief
Marketing and Communication Officer at Interswitch, Cherry Eromosele, has
expressed her excitement about this year’s edition. "It is impressive to
see the level of participation at this year's edition of InterswitchSPAK. Despite
the pandemic which led to the deferment of the competition last year, I am
particularly excited to see that students and schools have adapted to the new
normal of virtual learning and online classes. This year's qualifying
examinations was written online, yet, we recorded a high rate of participation from
both private and public schools. This just goes to show that truly, the only
thing constant in life is change", she said.
The top Eighty-one
(81) finalists will emerge to compete at the InterswitchSPAK TV quiz
competition. The prize at stake are scholarship funds worth N12.5 million to
the top three winners.
The overall
winner will be awarded a five-year scholarship in any tertiary institution, a
laptop, a plaque and monthly stipends throughout the duration of the
scholarship, all totaling N7.5 million. The second-place winner will be awarded
a three-year scholarship, a laptop, a plaque and monthly stipends for the three
years totaling N4 million; while the third-place winner will receive a
year-long scholarship worth N1 million, a laptop, and a plaque.
This is the third
edition of the InterswitchSPAK Nigeria competition. The competition, tagged
‘InterswitchSPAK SWITCH-A-FUTURE’ is a CSR initiative of the company. The second
edition was concluded in February 2020.
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