Twelve secondary schools from the three Senatorial Districts of Kwara State have qualified for the semi-final stage of the 2024 virtual tax club quiz competition organized by the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS).
Out of 154 registered schools, 83 participated in the preliminary online Computer Based Test (CBT), with 61 advancing to the second round of the competition.
Shade Omoniyi, Executive Chairman of KWIRS, described the preliminary stage as a huge success and a landmark achievement for the service, despite some challenges and technical glitches. “For the first time in the history of the Tax Club Quiz Competition and in line with our automation strategy, KWIRS organized a virtual competition, enabling students to participate in the preliminary rounds virtually without having to travel across the state,” Omoniyi said.
Mrs. Roseline Ayansola, representing the state Commissioner for the Ministry of Education, commended the registered schools for competing for the N2.5 million prize money. Ayansola, who monitored the preliminaries and analyzed the final results, applauded the 12 schools for emerging victorious after the rigorous preliminary rounds.
The semi-final stage will be held virtually as a Computer Based Test on October 7, with six schools expected to proceed to the final stage in Ilorin on November 7.
The qualified schools from Kwara Central are Government Day Secondary School, Gaa-Akanbi; Ilorin South Local Government Secondary School, Oke-Adini; Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Model College, Asa Dam; and Total Child Secondary School, Ilorin.
From Kwara South, the schools are Oyun Baptist High School, Ijagbo; Anglican Boys’ Academy, Oro; Kwara State College of Education Model Secondary School, Oro; and Apostolic Faith Secondary School, Egosi-Ile.
The schools representing Kwara North are Government Secondary School, Lafiagi; Royal Seed High School, Jebba; Shepherd Secondary School, Lafiagi; and Baptist Model High School, Kaiama.
