No fewer than about 168,000 pupils participated in year 2022 placement examination from primary schools to secondary schools.
The Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, LASUBEB, Hon. Wahab Alawiye-King disclosed this to newsmen during the monitoring exercise of the annual transition examination organized for Primary 6 pupils of public and private primary schools into Junior Secondary Schools in Lagos State on Saturday, July 23.
While monitoring some centers at Eti-Osa Local Government Education Authority, Alawiye-King disclosed that the examination is being held simultaneously in 366 centres across the state, stating that about 168,000 pupils sat for the placement examination.
He commended the Lagos State Examination Board for the seamless organization of the exercise, adding that the environment is not only conducive, but serene for the pupils to concentrate on their test.
Alawiye- King averred that LASUBEB is not only focusing on the retention of pupils in schools, but is also concerned about their transition into the next level of their educational pursuits.
He enthused, “The state government has invested so much in primary education by introducing technology into the classroom, which has in turn prepared the pupils for transition into the Junior Secondary Schools.”
Examination centre monitored during the monitoring exercise include: Kuramo Junior Secondary School; Ireti Junior Community Grammar School; Ilado Community Junior High School and Akande Dahunsi Memorial Junior High School.
