Elijah Kodzo Motey — Biografia de Criança Prodígio

Biografia

What happened

CBC News reported in June 2025 that Elijah had been accepted into Mensa International, the society for people who score in the top two per cent on an approved intelligence test, and that about 50 Nova Scotians belong to it.

The route in was indirect, because Mensa administers its own test only to people aged 14 and over. His parents arranged an assessment by a psychologist, and those results were submitted to Atlantic Mensa, the regional branch. No score has been published, and this page does not supply one.

Fridge magnets and three times tables

His mother, Mercy Mutale Motey, dates the first signs to around his second birthday. He was spelling complicated words with magnetic letters on the fridge, and working through multiplication aloud: three, six, nine, twelve. “He would be doing three times tables,” she told CBC. “He was like two years old. It was just remarkable.”

As a toddler he taught himself to read and write. His father, Delali Motey, said the acceptance did not surprise the family. Given what they had watched him do with numbers, he said, they were confident.

What his parents say about it

The family's reaction, as CBC recorded it, was pride mixed with disbelief. “We are so proud, we’re so excited,” his mother said. “I think we are still in shock.”

She also made a point about the work involved that is easy to miss in stories like this. What she emphasised was parental advocacy: the arranging, the asking and the pushing that gets a young child assessed at all. Her description of him is not about scores. “He is so enthusiastic about the things he enjoys,” she said.

A six-year-old's own list

Asked what he likes, Elijah gave an answer that is entirely six. Mathematics, for solving questions. Gym, for running around. The library, for reading.

He attends an elementary school run by the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial, the French-language school board in Nova Scotia, which means his schooling is conducted in a language other than the one his early reading began in. Nothing else about his day-to-day life is published, and nothing else belongs in a public page about a six-year-old.

What Mensa membership does and does not mean

Mensa is a society, not a qualification. Its single criterion is a score at or above the 98th percentile on an approved test, and membership confers access to other members rather than any academic standing. For a child, the practical value is usually social: a route to people who share an unusual appetite.

O TESTE GRATUITO

Qual é o seu?

Vinte perguntas, oito minutos no relógio e um percentil medido contra todos os que já fizeram. Sem cadastro.

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The assessment route matters too. A psychologist's evaluation of a six-year-old is a clinical instrument designed to describe how that child is developing, and its results are not directly comparable to the paper an adult sits in a hall. Scores obtained this young are also less stable than adult scores, because a small child's performance on any test is affected by attention, mood and the day. That is the professional consensus, and it is why the more durable part of this record is the behaviour his parents describe rather than any number: a two-year-old who multiplied for pleasure.

Where Elijah Motey is now

The record stops in June 2025, when the acceptance was reported. He was six, in school in Bedford, newly a member of Mensa.

No later reporting was used for this page, and no test score, school year or family detail beyond what his parents told CBC is documented here. For a child this young, the absence is appropriate rather than regrettable.

Linha do Tempo de Conquistas

Elijah Kodzo Motey — every milestone on this page, placed by age.

c. 2021

Com cerca de dois anos, soletra palavras complexasCom cerca de dois anos, soletra palavras complexas com ímanes e recita a tabuada do três

As a toddler

Aprende a ler e escrever sozinhoAprende a ler e escrever sozinho

2025

Avaliado por um psicólogoAvaliado por um psicólogo, com resultados submetidos à Atlantic Mensa

June 2025

CBC noticia a sua aceitação na MensaCBC noticia a sua aceitação na Mensa International aos seis anos, entre cerca de 50 membros na Nova Escócia

Comparação Histórica

Pessoa	País	Marco	Idade / Dado
Elijah Kodzo Motey	Canadá	Aceite na Mensa International aos seis anos	2 anos
Jadon Prieto	Estados Unidos	Junta-se à American Mensa aos sete anos	2 anos
Ali Aldalawy	Canadá	Aceite na Mensa International aos quatro anos	4 anos
Arjun Bithal	Reino Unido	Fazia testes de QI em segredo. Os seus pais só descobriram quando	11 anos
Cyrus Leung	Reino Unido	Ficou a dois pontos do máximo. O seu pai inscreveu-o para o ajudar	12 anos

What is documented — and what is not

✓ Documented

Accepted into Mensa International at six, among about 50 Nova Scotian members (CBC News, June 2025)
Assessed by a psychologist because Mensa tests only from age 14, with results sent to Atlantic Mensa
Recited three times tables and spelled with fridge magnets at about two, per his mother (CBC)

? Unverified, disputed or wrong

No IQ score has been published
No date of birth published
No reporting on him after June 2025

Questions people ask about Elijah Kodzo Motey

How old is Elijah Motey?

He was six when CBC reported his Mensa acceptance in June 2025, placing his birth around 2019. No date of birth is published.

What is Elijah Motey's IQ?

No score has been published. CBC reports that he was assessed by a psychologist and that the results were submitted to Atlantic Mensa.

How can a six-year-old join Mensa?

Mensa only administers its own test from age 14. Younger applicants can submit the results of an assessment carried out by a qualified psychologist.

What could he do as a toddler?

According to his mother, he spelled complex words with fridge magnets and recited three times tables at about two, and taught himself to read and write.