15-Year-Old Nigerian Scores Perfect 1600 on SAT, Bags 84 Global Awards

A 15-year-old prodigy, Agbo Adoga, from Graceland International School, Port Harcourt, has made history by scoring a perfect 1600 in the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), while also earning 84 major academic achievements in mathematics, coding, and STEM-related competitions worldwide.

Adoga’s remarkable record places him among the brightest young minds in Africa, having won multiple gold medals at international Olympiads and several national contests.

According to school officials, Agbo is “a beacon of excellence and a model of hard work, discipline, and divine grace.”

Below is a summary of his 84 achievements:

1. Overall Runner-Up – Singapore Maths Global Finals (SMGF) 2025, Grades 11 & 12
2. Perfect Scorer – Singapore and Asian Schools Maths Olympiad (SASMO) 2024, Grade 11
3. 1st Place Statewide – SPE YMCTY STEM Competition
4. 1st Place Worldwide – Maths Best of the Best, 5th International STEM Olympiad 2025
   5–11. Multiple Gold and Silver Medals in International STEM Olympiads (2022–2025) – Maths and Coding Categories
   12–18. World Champion Titles – International STEM Olympiad Grand Finals (Mathematics and Coding), Spain 2025 and Netherlands 2024
5. Gold Medal – American Math Olympiad 2024
   20–21. Winner & MVP – National Mathematics Tournament (Maths4Life), ₦3.1 million total prize, 2025
   22–23. Cowbellpedia Quiz Show – 2023 Junior Champion (₦5 million prize + South Africa trip); 2025 Senior Quarter-Finalist
   24–25. Rotary Mathematics Competition – 2023 Junior Champion (₦250,000 prize), 2024 Senior Semi-Finalist
   26–28. Math Contest Nigeria & Special Maths Competitions (SMC) – Multiple medals and cash prizes up to $250
   29–31. University of Witwatersrand Maths Competitions – Junior Top 10 (2022); Senior Finalist (2024, 2025)
   32–35. International Youth Mathematics Challenge (IYMC) – 1st Nationwide, multiple Silver Honour Awards (2022–2024)
   36–41. Nigerian Maths Olympiads – 1st in Nigeria (Junior 2023, Senior 2025), multiple 3rd Round participations
   42–43. Informatics Olympiad & Junior Maths Olympiad – National-level participant (2021–2024)
   44–49. American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) – Multiple golds and national 1st positions (2020–2024)
   50–54. Kangourou sans Frontières Competitions – Five-time Nigerian Champion (2021–2025)
   55–69. University of Waterloo Contests (Canada) – Dozens of school medals and Certificates of Distinction in Fryer, Pascal, Cayley, Fermat, Hypatia, EUCLID, and Computing Contests (2023–2025)
   70–72. Canadian Computing Contests – Junior and Senior Category Awards (2023–2025)
   73–76. South African Mathematics Olympiad – National 1st Place in Junior Category (2022, 2023); Senior Participant (2025)
   77–78. Ghana Mathematical Olympiad (MISE, MIT/Jane Street Fellowship) – Excellence Award and Overall Best Student (2023–2024)
   79–80. Scholastic Maths & Rivers MAN Competitions – 2nd and 1st Runner-Up (2023–2025)
   81–84. International Recognitions – Honourable Mention (Berkeley Maths Tournament 2024), Bronze Medals in HSE Olympiad, STEAM Honour Awards, and Future Intelligence Students Olympiad (2024)

With this extraordinary portfolio, Agbo Adoga stands out as one of Nigeria’s youngest and most decorated academic champions, symbolizing the promise of a new generation of African innovators and problem solvers.