The Lagos State Examinations Board has wrapped up plans to host a one-day awareness-raising event for the revalidation of the state’s public and authorized private schools’ examination rules.
The event has been set for Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in the Board Conference Room, according a statement from the Director of the Board, Adebayo Orunsolu.
The purpose of the exercise, according to Orunsolu, was to inform and educate the associations that were invited about the necessity for state-approved private and public schools to revalidate their examination codes.
He said that the exercise would help get rid of the many codes that are already in use, make record-keeping easier, and clean up the data that schools enter into the board database.
“Representatives of each of the under-listed associations, particularly the president and the secretary, are expected to attend the sensitisation programme,” he added.
The director listed expected bodies as the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Association of Islamic Model Schools, League of Muslim Proprietors, Association of Formidable Education Developers, and the Lagos State Baptist Conference.
Others are the Lagos Methodist Schools, Christ Redeemers Schools Management, Association of Providers of Education in Nigeria (APEN), Catholic Mission Schools, Lagos Anglican Diocese, Association of International Schools Educators of Nigeria (AISEN), Accredited Private Schools Union (APSU), Education Reformers Association of Nigeria amongst others.
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Therefore, in order for the schools under their control to participate in the exercise, which is scheduled to take place from November 1 to November 15, the Board pleaded with the invited associations to notify them of the development.
“The verification exercise on the revalidation of Schools’ Examination Codes is scheduled to hold for two (2) weeks at the premises of the Lagos State Examinations Board, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos.
“The Schools to be attended to during the first week are those operating in Agege, Ifako Ijaiye, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos Mainland, Apapa, Amuwo Odofin and Ikeja Local Government Areas of the state.
“Others operating in Alimosho, Somolu, Kosofe, Eti OSA, Epe, Surulere, Ojo, Badagry and Oshodi Local Government Areas have been scheduled for the second week of the verification exercise,” he explained.
Orunsolu listed the required documents for the confirmation of the existing school examination codes as; Letter of Approval from the Ministry of Education, Subject Recognition Inspection (SRI) Report for BECE only.
Also, a copy of the old payment receipts, Receipt for payment for School Code, School Code Approval Letter and Payment receipts for the last examination.
The Board also solicited the cooperation of all concerned stakeholders in the State to make the exercise a successful one.
(NAN)