… Primary Six pupils to cross to secondary schools using continuous assessment records
The government of Lagos State has permitted students in transitional classes who are candidates for public examination to resume from August 3, for revision and examination.
Governor Sanwo-Olu made this known at Marina, Lagos, while giving updates on the COVID-19 situation in the State, describing the directive as gradual and applies only to day-schools and Senior Secondary Three (SS3) and Technical Study Three (TEC 3).
Primary Six pupils who would cross to secondary schools would be assessed using continuous assessment records, the State government stated.
“All education establishments are to follow established public health guidelines and protocol for re-opening the schools for these categories of students,” the Governor said.
“The commencement date for this opening will be on August 3, 2020, for SS 3 and TEC 3 students only. Dates for JSS 3 schools’ re-opening for revision classes and examinations will be announced in due course.
“The permission to open will apply only to Day-schooling; boarding activities are not permitted at this time. School authorities are expected to spend the period between now and the day of re-opening to put in place infrastructure, protocols and essential items required to comply with all hygiene, safety and physical distancing requirements.
“Our tertiary institutions are to continue their online academic activities which are at various advanced stages. For Primary Six, we are using Continuous Assessment to determine how they graduate into JSS 1. We are doing this to slow down risk factors and manage he situation in measure,” Sanwo-Olu said.
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