The Federal Ministry of Education has announced that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) would commence on August 17.
This was contained in a statement released by the spokesperson of the Ministry, Ben Goong, on Monday. Goong said schools would be open for students partaking in the examination to prepare ahead of the examination from August 4.
He said the reopening of schools in the country for the students is to give them a two weeks window to prepare for the WASSCE.
According to Goong’s statement, the decision to reopen schools in the country for the purpose of writing the examinations was a unanimous decision reached on Monday at a virtual consultative meeting between the Federal Ministry of Education, Commissioners of Education of the 36 states, Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), the operators of private schools and Chief Executives of the examination bodies.
Goong said in the statement, “stakeholders at the meeting agreed that the exit classes should resume immediately after the Sallah break, from the 4th of August, 2020 to enable them prepare for the WAEC examinations scheduled to commence from the 17th of August, 2020.
“The meeting also resolved that a passionate appeal be made to the Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and public spirited Nigerians for assistance to schools across the country to enable them fast track the preparations of safe reopening, as agreed.
“Another meeting is to be convened tomorrow between the Federal Ministry of Education and Chief Executives of examination bodies namely, NECO, NABTEB and NBAIS to harmonise their examination dates, which will be conveyed to stakeholders expeditiously by the Federal Ministry of Education.”
