Mariam Yenie Bangura: Meet The Best Pupil For 2025 BECE

Mariam Yenie Bangura: Meet The Best Pupil For 2025 BECE
The release of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results brought celebratory news, spotlighting Mariam Yenie Bangura of Providence International School in Freetown as the nation’s top student.
Mariam achieved the best aggregate score, a remarkable seven (7), demonstrating exceptional performance across her subjects.
The aggregate score is calculated by summing the grades of the four core subjects plus the best elective and best optional subject, making a score of seven the closest possible result to a perfect average.
Mariam was closely followed by Aminata B. C. C. of St. Joseph’s Secondary School in Makeni, who was among eight candidates nationwide to achieve an aggregate score of eight.