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PANAJI
With the results of the Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) being declared on Tuesday, there were mixed emotions amongst the young student community in Goa as some were joyous about their results, and others wistful.
Amongst those who were overjoyed was Vincent Mateus Correia, a student of St Thomas High School, Cansaulim.
Vincent, who has cerebral palsy, topped his school with a distinction, securing a very high percentage.
The ecstatic 16-year-old told The Goan on Tuesday that he was thrilled, but that he had worked hard to achieve his result. He did not go for a single tuition class, he said, but had teachers who were very helpful at school. At home, he was helped by his mother Dr Rita Correia, a dentist, who gave up practicing to raise Vincent.
Vincent, who had a writer for the exam, answered English, Konkani, Science, History and Political Science, Geography, Economics, and Computers (i.e. Word Processing.)
His father, Dr Marconi Correia, a practicing physician said that going forward, Vincent would probably be studying Arts through the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
“He has to strike a balance between physiotherapy and his studies, so he’ll be going through the open school,” explained his father.
Meanwhile, children with special needs (CWSN) did very well in other parts of the state as well.
Sixteen-year-old Akanksha Chopdekar with 75% visual impairment secured a distinction in the Arts stream.
Akanksha, a student of St Cruz High School, also answered with the help of a writer. Her subjects were Konkani, History, English, Science, Geography, Hindi, and Computers (Word Processing.)
Akanksha too said that her teachers were very
helpful.
During the academic year, she stayed at the hostel of the National Association for the Blind (NAB).
“NAB provides us with all facilities including tuition teachers,” said Akanksha, who added that she was feeling very good after securing a distinction. She now wants to study law.
