Oyo Govt Releases Timetable For School Reopening Exams

The Governor Seyi Makinde-led government has approved the guidelines put in place to guide the resumption of schools and associated educational activities in Oyo state.

The development was revealed at the end of the State Executive Council meeting on Tuesday.

The statement government in the statement released noted that the third term 2019/2020 session has been cancelled.

Following this development, promotion of all affected classed would be determined by the first and second term continuous assessment results.

Primary 6, Junior Secondary School 3 and Senior Secondary School 3 students are to proceed on holiday from July 30 and resume for their examinations in some weeks’ time.

The Basic Education Certificate Examination is expected to hold between August 10 and 18, while the Competitive Entrance Examination into the schools of science is to hold on August 19.

Examination for the student seeking admission into JSS1 would be held on August 20, while placement test into technical colleges is for August 28.

The SSS 3 class will resume for examination as soon as the West African Examination Council announces the examination date.

The 2020/21 academic session, according to the calendar indicates that the first term will hold between September 21 and December 18, 2020.