The Federal Capital Territory Administration has announced the reopening of schools for exit classes’ students with effect from Tuesday, August 4, 2020.
A statement from the Education Secretariat of the FCTA and signed by the Ag Secretary for Education in the FCTA, Umaru Marafa, said all schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) can re-open for exit students only in preparation for their examination for the West African Senior School Certificate Education (WASSCE) and BECE.
It said the announcement followed the re-opening of schools by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 for students in terminal classes of JSS 3 and SSS3 for the purposes of writing their examinations.
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It said, “Schools that have put measures in place 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.”
It however advised those that have not been cleared by the Department to hasten up to meet the requirement for resumption of their schools.
“ Students are hereby advised to prepare for resumption on the 4th of August,2020 and enjoined 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, NABTEB from 21st September to 15th of October, 2020, 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,” the statement added.
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