Patrick Areghan, head, national
officer of the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), says 1,549,731
candidates will sit for the upcoming West Africa Senior School Certificate
Examination (WASSCE) in 19,119 schools across the country.
The 2020 examination, which was
scheduled for May, was postponed indefinitely in April because of the
coronavirus pandemic.
But on August 4, WAEC announced
that the examination would commence on August 17 and end on September 12.
There has been concern over the safety of students and their teachers during the examination.
Speaking on a programme of the
Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) on Wednesday morning, Areghan said all
COVID-19 protocols would be strictly observed across examination centres.
“For the 2020 WASSCE, we have a
total of 1, 549,731 candidates that will be writing the examination at 19,119
schools. Thanks to the minister of education that has made it possible for
schools to resume, we all know that only the exit classes are in school now,
that has made rooms available for the candidates to sit,” he said.
The WAEC national officer added
that keeping to COVID-19 protocols during the examination would cost the body
more because more supervisors would be deployed to each centre.
He said the schools must provide
face masks for the invigilators and candidates while WAEC would take care of
the supervisors.
“We expect that all schools would
provide adequate facilities for the conduct of the examinations. Our own is to
ensure that candidates are well spaced, keeping to COVID-19 protocol which is
two meter spacing. By that, it means we are going to make use of many more
supervisors. By our estimation, we are going to make use of two supervisors per
class,” he said.
“All our staff are expected to
use face masks and the schools are also expected to provide face masks for the
candidates and the invigilators. We are responsible for the supervisors.
Anybody coming to the examination halls must be checked. The infrared
thermometer must be used to take the temperature of the candidates, the
supervisors and the invigilators.
“All these are in place. It is a
collaborative effort and collective responsibilities of schools, WAEC and all
concerned. Al hands must be on deck that is why we have appealed to all to
ensure that all these measures and controls will be observed at all centres. We
don’t want casualties. We have done our best and we are leaving the rest to
God.”
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