Students who
participated in the 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics Qualifying
Examination are waiting with bated breath as the June 1st, 2017 date
for the release of the results draws close. Teachers and authority of the
various schools that presented students are equally looking forward to a
successful outing for their candidates.
A cross section
of students who took the examination in March 2017 expressed optimism about the
outcome as they look forward to checking their results on the online portal;
www.cowbellpedia.ng
Kehinde
Hassan, a Junior Secondary Student of Pakoto High School, Ifo, Ogun State, a
first time participant is confident of a good outing despite what he called his
initial tension and exam fright. Johnson Oluwole, his counterpart from Jacobs
High School, Owode, Ogun State also expressed optimism about his qualification
for the second round. “I have tried my best, andI am praying, my family is
praying too. I just hope for the best,” he said
Oluwatoyin
Ayodele, one of the teachers at the Pakoto Examination center praised the
brains behind the initiative and affirmed that his students will cruise to the
next stage. “I have no doubt at all. My students have prepared very well and my
wish for them is to get to the finals and win the ultimate prize,” he said.
A
total of 51,018 students sat for this year’s Stage One of the 2017 Cowbellpedia
Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show.
Further
analysis of the enrolment shows a total of 26,057 candidates in the Junior
Secondary School category while the Senior Secondary School category recorded a
total of 24,961 candidates.
Also the
number of online candidates’ registration increased from 19,604 to 32,096 in
2017 which is a 64% growth over last year.
Aside the
figures, the percentage of online registration to total registration increased
from 43% to 63% in 2017. Majority of the states grew over the 2016 registration
figures.
Candidates
are advised to visit www.cowbellpedia.ng for the Stage One result from June
1st, 2017 as 108 students (54 each for Junior and Senior categories) are to
proceed to the Stage Two, which is the Television Quiz Show.
The Stage
Two, which will be in a quiz format, will be further sub-divided into
preliminary, semifinals and finals. The show will be serialized into 13
episodes and aired on major television stations across the country.
The ultimate
prize for this year’s edition is One Million Naira and an all-expense paid
educational excursion outside the country while the 1st and 2nd runners up will
go home with Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (=N=750,000.00) only and
Five Hundred Thousand Naira (=N=500,000.00) only respectively.
The Teacher
of the top prize student winner will be awarded N400, 000.00 while Teachers of
1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up will go home with N300, 000.00 and N200, 000.00
respectively
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