16-year-old Malawian scoops position one in Southa Africa IGCSE examination results

A  16 years old Malawian, Jerome Sibande, has scooped position one in overall results of 2019 high school Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations in South Africa, beating candidates from all 8 South African IGCSE curriculum schools.

Congratulations young Sibande
Congratulations brain box Sibande

Sibande scored six A* and three As in nine subjects he wrote in IGCSE examinations.

He is number one and the top student the whole of South Africa in Chemistry, Mathematics and Accounting and only second in Physics, Computer Science and Economics becoming overall the best student in all examination results.

Jerome is based at International School of South Africa (ISSA), an international high school with students from South Africa, Mozambique, Lesotho, Malawi, Botswana, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia.

Announcing the results in the school hall on Monday, 27th January, 2020, the school said they were very happy with academic achievements of Jerome Sibande.

Born on 20th June, 2003 in Zomba, Jerome started school at Aga Khan Mzizima High School in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania where he was staying with his parents and moved to Phoenix International School in Blantyre, where he completed primary school education and where he was also overall top student at the end of his primary school in 2014 before moving to ISSA the same year.

He is the first born son of Louis Sibande, a Finance Investment Executive at NICO Holdings and Mrs Dilys Sibande who works at Malawi-Liverpool Wellcom Trust in Blantyre.

The parents worked in Tanzania before moving back to Malawi.

International School of South Africa (ISSA) is privately owned, known for world class education, has about 700 high school students where close to 100 are said to be Malawians.

These Malawians are said to be children of corporate executives and top business men in Blantyre, Lilongwe, Zomba and Mzuzu.

The Cambridge Examination Board from United Kingdom which administers IGCSE examinations in the world are expected to honor Jerome Sibande and other achievers at an international ceremony to be held in Johannesburg between February and March, 2020.

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Wa shanting
Wa shanting
4 years ago

Congratulations young man, God grant you more wisdom and intelligence as you pursue your studies. Siza kota izi kuti akukhomerera poti ndiye waku kaya.

winstonmsowoya
winstonmsowoya
4 years ago

ANNSA JUST DANCE NYAU OR GO AND KILL RATS IN THE BUSH FOR YOU DESERVE THAT AND LEAVE THE BRILLIANT PEOPLE ALONE.YOU ARE NOT FIT TO LEAVE IN MALAWI FOR YOU ARE AN IDIOTIC MONSTER AND DIEHARD TRIBALISTIC GUILE,

Pachalo
Pachalo
4 years ago

Hail, hail a Northerner beating all in South Africa! We are a blessed people who are hated in their own country for our diligence and intellect. Topping cambridge in SA is no mean achievement!ut Zamunyasa ndi mfiti! Quota or no quota, we conquer! For those who come from the North, there are many geniuses in the North who are being trampled upon by the quota system please let’s come up with scholarships for them to go abroad and learn so that we can beat the evil quota system!

winstonmsowoya
winstonmsowoya
4 years ago

MALAWIANS,TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES FROM THE CHINESE DEADLY DISEASE CORONAVIRUS WHICH HAS DEVASTATED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OF THE WORLD.THESE CHINESE PEOPLE EAT SNAKES,FROGS,CROCODILES,RATS AND ANY LIVING CREACHER INCLUDING HUMAN FLESH.KEEP AWAY FROM THESE MONSTERS!!!!!!!!!!!

Gabriel Rozalio
4 years ago

Well done boy

winstonmsowoya
winstonmsowoya
4 years ago

GO GO THE HATED PEOPLE OF THE NORTH CONGRATS MWANA WA KU MPOTO AND MPOTO WILL NEVER INTELLECTUALLY DEMISE FOR IT IS OUR GIFT FROM GOD THE ALMIGHTY NO BODY WILL TAKE OUR GIFT FROM HIM.LET OUR FRIENDS SOMEWHERE CHASE RATS IN THE BUSH AND OTHERS DANCE NYAU.ALUTA CONTINUA VENCEREMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Impi
Impi
4 years ago

wenze kahle Sibande!!! Mzimbaaaa!!!

aNNSA
aNNSA
4 years ago

Their parents used to abuse education system that’s why they are able to send kids abroad, THATS WHAT QUOTA IS GOING TO ADDRESS- these idiots from north they always give each other opportunities and thanks to quota we gonna have a break.
All Malawians should know these idiots from north are not smart they just greedy with education opportunities thank God for Quota some of it is going to be addressed MBWENUMBWENUS ARE NOT SMART

Kent Y.G. Mphepo
Kent Y.G. Mphepo
4 years ago

Amazing! I really wish you a great future boy. Congratulations to the Sibande family too for such a huge sacrifice in putting this brilliant boy at such a prestigious school! This is what I believe in: “Building boys and girls is better than mending men and women.” Let’s keep investing in our boys and girls starting from family level. These are suckers that will make the orchard after the bananas are gone! Congrats!

Gideon Limbe
Gideon Limbe
4 years ago

Congrats ad infinitum!!! We are all proud of you our son. Continue to be the best in all your future endeavors. Stand out like Joseph amomg Egyptians. May the Almighty God, the Father Son, and Holy Spirit bless you now and forever, Amen.

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