Affuah Russell: Meet The Second-Best Performing Pupil in 2025 WASSCE

17 Oct 2025 • 1 min read • 4,535 views • 2 comments

Affuah Jamese Marian Russell, 17-year-old, a pupil of the International Secondary School, Freetown, has emerged as the second-best performing candidate in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), according to official results released by the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE).

Marian Russell sat night subject and she earned 6 A’s, 2 B’s, and one C5, with an impressive average grade point of 1.89, securing the second position in the national ranking.

Also, Affuah Jamese scored an aggregate 7 in the 2022 BECE and 360 in the 2019 NPSE.

Additionally, Roseline Mariam Jalloh of the Modern Academy Senior School of Excellence emerged as the best-performing candidate in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Jalloh sat for nine subjects and excelled academically, earning four A1s (Excellent), three B2s (Very Good), and two B3s (Good), achieving a cumulative grade point average of 1.78, the highest among all candidates nationwide.

The announcement of Russell’s achievement has drawn widespread praise from educators, parents, and the public, who described her performance as a testament to diligence, focus, and academic excellence.

Finally, according to the Ministry of Education, the total number of students registered for the 2025 WASSCE: 148,362, comprising 66,689 boys and 81,673 girls from 886 schools across 335 examination centers