By GRACE AUDU, Abuja –
Education Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has given the go-ahead to all schools in the FCT to re-open for exit students only, on Tuesday, August 4, for preparation for their examinations, including WASSCE and BECE.
The decision followed the announcement by the Presidential Task Force (PTE) on COVID-19 for the re-opening of schools for students in terminal classes of JSS 3 and SSS3 for the purposes of writing examinations.
Ag. Secretary for Education, FCTA, Umaru A. Marafa, who gave the go-ahead directive in a statement on Monday, said, “schools that have put measures based on the PTF’s guidelines and have been inspected and certified as ready for resumption by the Department of Quality Assurance of the Education Secretariat can re-open from Tuesday, 4th August, 2020.”
“Those that have not been cleared by the Department are advised to hasten up to meet the requirement for resumption of their schools,” Marafa said.
He advised students to prepare for resumption on the August 4,2020 and enjoined them to continue to read for their examinations as WASSCE are scheduled to commence from the 17th of August 2020, BECE from the 24th of August 2020, and NABTEB from 21st September to 15th of October, 2020.
Other examinations are scheduled to hold as follows: NECO from 5th October to 18th of November, 2020, NCEE for Primary Six (Common Entrance into Unity Schools on Saturday, 17th October, 2020, NBAIS from 23rd September to 17th October, 2020
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