Board sanctions 30 schools over examination malpractices

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January 29, 2016 9:26 AM

"Statistics show that we have over 11, 000 private schools in the state, but only 4, 000 are registered."

Lagos State deputy governor, Idiat Adebule

The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has sanctioned 30 schools in Lagos state over cases of examination malpractices May/June 2015 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, Vanguard reports.

Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Oluranti Adebule said, “I am not happy with how the 2015 WAEC examination was held. 30 schools were caught engaging in examination malpractices. This is not good at all as it affects the state in terms of national rating.”

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Adebule, at the Stakeholders Meeting with Proprietors and Owners of Private Schools, also lamented the high number of illegal private schools in the state and vowed to make necessary changes.

"Statistics show that we have over 11, 000 private schools in the state, but only 4, 000 are registered with the ministry of education, meaning that many are operating illegally, " she said.

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