Nissa Payet best student as 154 graduate from Sals |18 April 2015

Nissa Payet has come out as the best as 154 students have graduated from the School of Advanced Level Studies (Sals).

Miss Payet received the president’s cup rewarding the most outstanding performer from the hands of President James Michel during the graduation ceremony held yesterday afternoon in the University of Seychelles (UniSey) auditorium at Anse Royale.

The president also offered her a laptop computer while she also received a tablet and other prizes of which the most valuable is a scholarship permitting her to follow further studies at university level.

At Sals, students follow the Advanced (‘A’) Level programme which is a prerequisite for tertiary education, where they can study a combination of subjects from a total of 17. From this year’s promotion, 42 other students have qualified for university scholarships after performing satisfactorily.

The following students won the best performer award in the different subjects: Hamath Dorby (chemistry, mathematics and physics), Abirami Pugazhendi (accounting and economics), Jean-Luc Adrienne (French language and sociology), Sheryl Créa (business studies and English literature), Nissa Payet (law), Rangan Viveganandan (biology), Nissa Joseph (geography), Emmy Alcindor (computing), Liza Bastienne (history), Mariana Eulentin (psychology) and Shana Adrienne (travel & tourism).

Abirami Pugazhendi was also the best academic student while seven others scored straight A grades in Cambridge A-Level examinations. They are Nissa Payet, Jean-Luc Adrienne, Sebastien Bouchereau, Emma Cadeau, Hamat Dorby and  Mariana Eulentin.

Addressing the graduates, Sals’ acting principal Lester Omondi said the ceremony was an opportunity to celebrate students’ achievements upon the successful completion of a part of their studies. He stated that Sals offers a conducive environment which permits students to achieve qualifications which in turn allow them to pursue further studies. This, he said, cannot be done without the partnership of parents.
“Parents are the best teachers for their students. Hence, their involvement is essential,” he said.

The acting principal added that Sals is a school which is currently in a transitional phase on its way to offering the best form of education possible.
“There are challenges but we will overcome them with the help of the Ministry of Education and the students themselves,” he concluded.

While delivering a vote of thanks on behalf of her fellow students, Nissa Serret said that apart from the knowledge acquired, the two years at the school had taught them to live with challenges and adversity. She was thankful to all those who have helped them reach what she described as a milestone in their respective lives. Those are their parents, teachers, other school staff, the Ministry of Education and the students themselves.

Yesterday’s graduation ceremony was also attended by Vice-President Danny Faure, the speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Herminie, Minister for Education Macsuzy Mondon, other government ministers, teachers and parents.