62,000 pupils sit exam for secondary school admission

No fewer than 62,000 Primary Six pupils, on Saturday, sat the 2024 common entrance (placement) examinations into public junior secondary schools across the 16 Local Government Areas in Kwara State.

The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu, disclosed this in Ilorin.

Modibbo-Kawu, alongside a team from the ministry, monitored the exercise in some centres in Ilorin, Oke-Ero and Ekiti Local Government Areas of the state.

A statement by the ministry’s Press Secretary, Peter Amogbonjaye, made available to our correspondent on Sunday, quoted the commissioner as applauding the hitch-free exercise.

She noted that centres visited during the examination were peaceful, with the timely commencement of the exercise.

The commissioner lauded Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his commitment to improving the quality of education, adding that the transition examination from primary to junior secondary school was sponsored by the state government.

“As you can see, everything is hitch-free and going on well. Let me quickly give kudos to the state government and the management and staff of the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development involved in the process for doing a great job at ensuring good preparation and seamless exercise. Reports gathered from other centres across the state reinforced that it was satisfactory.

“As a government, we will encourage our children to enrol in public schools by providing the enabling environment to improve learning outcomes.

“The present administration places education on the front burner and ensures that everyone has access to qualitative education,” the commissioner stated.

The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mrs Rebecca Olanrewaju-Bake, thanked the governor for the prompt release of funds for the conduct of the examination and charged teachers across the state to continue to put in their best to complement government’s efforts in revamping the education sector in the state.

The Director of the Curriculum and Assessment Department, Mrs Victoria Adewuyi, described this year’s examination as one of the best in recent times.

Speaking on behalf of the parents, Mrs Aisha Ahmed commended the state government for conducting the placement examination in a conducive environment and for sponsoring the exercise.