WAEC: Kano State Govt sets up 12 examination centres for boarding students


Kano--------------- The Kano State Government has said that it has designated 12 centres for the 11,000 exit students of the 33 public boarding secondary schools, to enable them write this year's West African Examination Council, WAEC, examination, scheduled to start on August 17, 2020.

Executive Secretary, Kano State Secondary Schools Management Board, KSSSMB, Alhaji Bello Shehu, spoke in an interview with reporters  in Kano, adding that the measure was to protect students and stem further spread of COVID-19 pandemic. 

Shehu further said that students from GGUC Kachako, GGSS Sumaila and GGSS Albasu would sit for the examination at Government Girls Unity College, Kachako.

He further said that the Government Girls College, Kano was designated as examination centre for students of the GGSS Kura and GGSS Madobi,  while students of the GGASS Danbatta and GGASS Tudun Wada would write their own examination at Government Girls Arabic College Goron Dutse.

Shehu further fraud added that: “Students of the GGSS Kwa are to write their examination at Government Girls College Dala.

“And those of the GGSS Yar Gaya and GGSS Kabo are to converge at Government Girls Secondary School Shekara while those of the GGC Gezawa and GGSS Jambaki are to meet at Government Girls Secondary School Jogana.

“GSS Kafin Mai-Yaki, GC Tudun Wada and GSS Kwankwaso are to write their examination at Government Secondary School Karaye.

“Students of the GSS Rano, GASS Tsangaya and GSS Ajingi are to meet at Government Secondary School Sumaila.”

Shehu further said that other examination centres included GSS Danbatta for students of the GSS Bichi and GSS Bagwai and GSCS Wudil, while those of the GSS Dawakin Tofa would write the examination at Government Secondary School Gwarzo.

According to him, students of the GSS Tudun Maliki and Chinese Bilingual College are to remain in their respective schools.

He noted that students of other 161 public schools would sit for the examination in their respective schools even as he urged parents to ensure that their wards reported to the designated centers on Sunday,  August 9. 

The state government had fixed August 9 for resumption of exit students of boarding schools while those of day secondary schools would resume on August 10, 2020.

About 11, 000 students had registered for the WAEC examination in 191 public secondary schools in the state.