The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has rated Kano as one of the five states who preformed above national average in the 2019 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
The deputy registrar, school examination, WAEC national office Henry Adewumi disclosed this on Tuesday during a state committee meeting held at the premises of Kano Educational Resources Department (KERD).
According to him, the four other states are Abia, Lagos, Bayelsa and Nassarawa.
Mr Adewumi said the five states recorded the highest number of candidates who scored five credits and above in subjects including English and Mathematics, Kano Focus reports.
He appealed to principals to help candidates with disabilities and special needs to fill a special WAEC form, and to explain the nature of candidates’ impairment so as to provide required examination materials.
The deputy registrar also warned prospective candidates against patronizing “miracle centres”, where some schools extort money from candidates who want to pass examination without necessarily sitting for it.
In his remarks, Director of KERD, Nura Sani-Yakasai thanked WAEC for the prompt release of the 2019 SSCE results, saying this has given candidates the opportunity to promptly secure admission into tertiary institutions.
The meeting was attended by representatives of Kano state council of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and All Nigeria Congress of Principal of Secondary Schools ( ANCOPSS).
Buhari Muhammad