WAEC reports date for 2021 WASSCE
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West African Examination Council Head Office Jibowu Lagos
The West Africa Examination Council has reported August 16, 2021, for the beginning of the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination.
The Head of the Nigeria office, Mr. Patrick Areghan, made the declaration in Lagos on Tuesday.
“As per the Final International Timetable, the WASCCE 2021 will occur all through the sub-district from Monday, 16th August to Friday, 8th October 2021.
“Notwithstanding, the assessment will end in Nigeria on 30 September 2021-traversing a time of seven – weeks,” he said.
He said that regarding 1.6 million condidates are relied upon to take part in the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination.
He likewise said around 25,000 senior teachers would be designated as bosses for the assessment.
The WAEC manager faulted COVID-19 for the deferment of the assessment till August against May/June.
He said, “As I have consistently said, directing assessment isn’t a casual get-together. It is a tremendous assignment and requires the joint effort of every basic partner, including the media.
“It requires a ton of arrangements and surprisingly more, particularly notwithstanding the rising instances of uncertainty and the resurgence of Covid pandemic in the country.
“In directing this assessment, we additionally need to guarantee that the existences of every one of those included, including committee’s staff, and materials are appropriately secure.
“Our course of action for the effective direct of our forthcoming assessment, in this way, is in top stuff as we are guaranteeing that we don’t leave any stone unturned,” he said.
He noticed that West African School Certificate was universally acknowledged and required assurance of its uprightness.
“Accordingly, all together not permit anything to decrease that norm, we will team up with the government and state services of wellbeing and training just as the police and other security organizations.
“This is in an offered to guarantee that all prudent steps are set up previously, during and after the assessment,” Areghan said.
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