Achimota’s Nightmare Tyrone Iras Marhguy Scores Straight A1s In 2023 WASSCE

The Rastafarian student whom Achimota School initially denied admission in 2021 on the basis that he could not wear dreadlocks has scored straight A1s in the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) conducted by the the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) from July 31 to September 26, 2023.

According to the provisional results circulating on social media, master Marguy scored eight A1s in Scoal Studies, English language, Mathematics (core), Integrated Science, Mathematics (elective), Chemistry, Physics and Information and Communication Technology with excellence.

Tyrone Iras Marhguy was in March 2021 refused admission when he initially reported to the school after the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) had placed his name there. School authorities, supported heavily by its old students’ association, justified the denial, explaining that wearing Rasta hair amounted to a violation of the rules and regulations of the school and had the potential to breed indiscipline in the school.

Tyrone Iras Marhguy sued the school and in May 2021, The Human Rights Court 1 Division of the High Court in Accra ordered Achimota School to admit the dreadlocked Tyrone Iras Marhguy.

The exceptionally brilliant Marhguy sat his end-of-semester examination and passed with flying colors despite not having attended classes like his colleagues. He even reportedly obtained the highest score in Elective Mathematics and Integrated Science among his cohort in the science class.

Later that year, Marhguy was selected to be part of the school’s prestigious National Science and Maths Quiz(NSMQ) team on merit.

By: Christian Kpesese