KADUNA STATE RECORDS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN WASSCE RESULTS
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The West African Senior School Certificate Examination saw over 67% of pupils receive five credits or more, an increase from 54% the previous year, according to the Kaduna State Government, marking a noteworthy accomplishment in education.
At a one-day summit with the topic “Quality Assurance in Education: A Summit for Best Practices,” hosted by the Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority, the State’s Commissioner of Education, Prof. Muhammad Sani Bello, announced this.
In an interview with reporters on Thursday, Bello stated that the advancement was in line with the administration of Governor Uba Sani, which sought to improve learning outcomes and strengthen quality assurance procedures in order to raise the bar for education.
“Kaduna is committed to not only increasing access to education but ensuring that students are graduating with excellent outcomes. We have already seen a significant rise in learning outcomes, and we believe that this upward trend will continue,” he said.
He declared that he was confident the state’s education system would soon be the best in Nigeria.
The commissioner pushed other organizations to adopt tactics to uphold high academic standards by imitating the Quality Assurance Authority.
Prof. Usman Zaria, the Director General of the Quality Assurance Authority, also gave a speech during which he described the actions that have been taken to improve academic standards in both public and private schools.
He stressed that private schools must comply with the state’s quality assurance regulations and deliver value for the fees they charge.
He said, “One of our key accomplishments under Governor Uba Sani has been the rise in WAEC results from 54% to 67%, and our ranking has improved from 10th to 7th nationally.
“We have also introduced fortified certificates with QR codes to prevent fraud and unveiled new technology, such as computer systems, to enhance learning.”
He admitted that enrollment in schools had previously been hindered by insecurity, he also pointed out that enrollment in primary schools had increased recently, from 1.7 million to nearly 1.8 million, as a result of statewide security improvements.
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