in

No WASCEE In Sokoto And Zamfara This Year As WAEC Fixes Exam Dates

With the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates scheduled to hold from May 16 to June 23, no candidate from public schools in Zamfara and Sokoto states will be sitting for the exam.

Head of the Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Mr. Patrick Areghan made the announcement on Monday May 9, while addressing newsmen on the council’s preparations and readiness for the conduct of the examination in Nigeria.

Areghan noted that while private schools in the states had registered their candidates for the examination, “the reason why candidates from public schools were not registered remains unknown.”

READ ALSO:  JAMB WARNS TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS AGAINST CHANGING CANDIDATES' COURSES

The WAEC chief also frowned at late registration of candidates, particularly by private schools, saying, such act is totally unacceptable as it delays preparations for the examination.

Over 1.6million candidates from 20,221 schools have registered for the examination out of which 800,055 (49.76%) are males while 800,724 representing 50.24% are females.

The candidates would be examined in 76 subjects, made up of 197 papers while about 30,000 practicing senior teachers, nominated by various Ministries of Education, would be participating in the examination as supervisors.

Though National Identification Number (NIN) was made a component of the registration process; it was not a compulsory requirement in order not to disqualify many candidates.

READ ALSO:  Close All Unapproved Private Schools Operating In The State - Enugu Govt Directs

Parents and guardians were urged to admonish their wards to study hard and desist from any form of examination malpractice by the exam body which also warned supervisors to desist from aiding and abetting examination malpractice by assisting candidates, especially by allowing them to enter the Examination Hall with their cell phones and make use of same.

Daily News Reporters

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

GIPHY App Key not set. Please check settings

Police Arrest Man For Raping And Blackmailing 16 Year-old Girl He Met On Facebook

FIFA Rules For Brazil Vs Argentina Match To Be Replayed After Earlier Game Was Abandoned