Education

Ekiti Government Establishes Five New Secondary Schools

By Web News 2511

Ekiti State Government has established five new public secondary schools as part of efforts to improve access to standard education in the state.

This followed the recent handing over of missionary secondary schools to the owners.

Among the missionary schools handed over to their owners, are Christ’s Boys and Girls schools, Mary Immaculate, all in Ado Ekiti, Annunciation Secondary School, Ikere-Ekiti as well as Baptist Girls School, Ifaki-Ekiti which are now under the control of Anglican, Catholic and Baptist Churches.

Ekiti State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Dr. Bimpe Aderiye, visited the new public schools where academic activities have commenced.

She explained that the new schools were established to ensure that students were properly accommodated since not all parents could afford the amount being charged by the authorities of the missionary schools.

Dr. Aderiye reiterated the commitment of the Fayemi-led administration to the provision of free, qualitative and compulsory education to all school age children in the state.

The Commissioner listed the new schools as Saint Michael Secondary School, Ifaki-Ekiti; Baptist Secondary School, Ikere Ekiti; Saint Michael Secondary School, Ado Ekiti; Saint Thomas Secondary School, Irona, Ado-Ekiti and Deji Fasuan Model College, Afao Road, Ado-Ekiti.

Ekiti State government had last year established three model colleges in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital while the fourth one Deji Fasuan Model College started academic activities in this new session.

Amos Ogunrinde

Education

Ekiti Cautions Against Use of Unauthorized Electronic Devices During WAEC

By Web News 842

Ekiti State Government has cautioned students writing the ongoing Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, SSCE organised by WAEC against the use of unauthorized electronic devices apart from the ones provided by the examination body.

The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Foluso Daramola gave the warning while monitoring the ongoing WAEC examination in Oye, Ikole, Ekiti East, part of Ido/Osi and Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Areas of the state.

Mr Daramola noted that some of the personal electronic devices like phones, calculators, tablets, and laptop computers could aid examination malpractices.

He warned that any school that flouted government directive would be sanctioned especially principal of such school.

The commissioner  expressed satisfaction with the COVID-19 preventive arrangements put in place in all schools visited, as well the for the security mounted by officers and men of the Ekiti State Peace Corps who were on ground to prevent mercenaries and intruders from infiltrating the examination centres.

In all the schools visited, it was observed that all the Coronavirus safety items were on ground while students wore face masks.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education Science and Technology, Mr. James Owolabi also led a team to Ekiti Central Senatorial District of the state to monitor the examination. 

Kunle Adeniyi 

Assistant Director (Information) 

Ministry of Education Science and Technology Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State

17th August, 2020

Education

We will not tolerate any form of exam malpractice – Ekiti Commissioner

By Web News 812

As the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, SSCE organised by WAEC which begins on Monday, 17th of August, the Ekiti state government say any school involved in the examination malpractices will face the wrath of the law.

The Commissioner for Education, Mr Foluso Daramola gave the warning during an inspection of some schools in Ado Ekiti in readiness for the examination.

He said the Ministry of Education would embark on effective monitoring during the SSCE examination, noting that the present administration had zero tolerance for examination malpractices.

Mr Daramola announced the ban on all sporting activities in both the public and private schools across the state as a way of maintaining social distancing to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Meanwhile, the Ekiti State Government has directed the JSS3 Students in Christ School and Christ Girls School, Ado-Ekiti and some private Schools that registered for the Basic Education Certificate Examination in the State to resume on Monday in preparation for the examination which commences on Monday, 24th of this month.

Amos Ogunrinde