Saheed SoneyeWhen is WAEC 2021 exam starting date and timetable? Is it true there won’t be WAEC this year? If you have been asking these questions related to the new WAEC examination starting date 2021, then you are going to find the latest news update on WAEC examination starting date 2021 on this page.
I am no going to waste your time beating around the bush. So, here’s it:
WAEC 2021 examination starting date has not bee announced yet. Disregard any information stating otherwise. I will notify you on this page once it is out, you can drop a comment below so you do not miss out.
In the mean time, check out this complete guide on how to prepare for WAEC and pass with distinctions.
When Is WAEC 2021/2021 Exam Starting Date
The WAEC 2021 examination started on August 17, 2020. However, the delay was due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown that was effected as a result of the pandemic.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong.
In the statement titled, ‘Exit Classes To Reopen August 4th’, the ministry said the agreed dates were part of the resolution reached after a virtual consultative meeting between the Federal Ministry of Education, Commissioners of Education of the 36 states, the Nigerian Union of Teachers, (NUT), the proprietors of private schools and Chief Executives of examination bodies.
The statement signed by Goong on Monday read, “Secondary schools in the country are to reopen from the 4th of August 2020 for exit classes only.
“Students will have two weeks with which to prepare for the West African Examinations due to start on the 17th of August 2020.
“These were the unanimous decisions reached today at a virtual consultative meeting between the Federal Ministry of Education, Honourable Commissioners of Education of the 36 states, the Nigerian Union of Teachers, the proprietors of private schools and the Chief Executives of examination bodies.
“It was agreed that the exit classes should resume immediately after the Sallah break, from the 4th of August 2021, to enable them to prepare for the WAEC examinations scheduled to commence from the 17th of August 2021.
“The meeting also resolved that a passionate appeal be made to the Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and public-spirited Nigerians for assistance to schools across the country to enable them fast-track the preparation for safe reopening, as agreed.
“Another meeting is to be convened tomorrow between the Federal Ministry of Education and the Chief Executives of examination bodies namely, NECO, NABTEB and NBAIS to harmonise their examination dates, which will be conveyed to stakeholders expeditiously by the Federal Ministry of Education.”
The federal government has suspended its earlier plan to reopen schools to enable Nigerian students participate in scheduled external examinations.
The federal government had earlier announced the reopening date of July 13 for graduating students in Primary Six, JSS 3 and SSS 3.
Announcing the suspension after Wednesday’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the State House, the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said Nigerian schools would not be reopened until the COVID-19 pandemic drastically subsides.
Consequently, he said Nigerian students would not participate in Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE) scheduled to commence on August 4.
Adamu said the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) had no right to determine resumption date for schools in Nigeria.
He also said Nigerian students would rather be made to lose an academic year than to be exposed to danger.
Adamu said: “I don’t know whether you journalists are misquoting the Minister of State for Education or maybe quoting what WAEC said and made it into a story. Schools under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Education will not be opened on August 4 or anytime soon.
“Our schools will only open when we believe it’s safe for our children and that is when the situation is right, not when the incidence of the infection is going up in the nation. I just want to make it clear.
“We will not open soon for examination or for any reason, unless it is safe for our children, even WAEC. WAEC will not determine for us what we do. Schools will remain closed.
“Yesterday (Tuesday) we called on stakeholders who will tell us the situation and the way it should be done for it to be safe. While the meeting was going on, WAEC announced that they are starting examinations. Let’s see who they are going to start with.
“I will also like to use this position to ask those states that have already announced (reopening), I appeal to them. I think it is not safe. I feel responsible for all children, not just those who are in federal government controlled schools. Please let’s save our children from this.
“One infected child is enough to infect a whole class. When they close from class they go into the dormitory, this is not the right time to open schools. I appeal to the states that have already announced to reconsider it.
“When asked if Nigeria will be the only country to miss out of the WAEC examinations, he said “me as Minister of Education, if I’m given the chance, I don’t mind Nigeria losing a whole school year than exposing our children to danger. WAEC is a parastatal of the Ministry of Education, they cannot determine for the government what it does.”
Complete WAEC 2021/2022 Update
Before I drop my pen, I will quickly write on everything you need to know about WAEC 2021 exam. Now, let’s get started.
1. WAEC Syllabus 2021
WAEC syllabus contains all the topics you need to study for 2021 WAEC examination and pass.
2. WAEC 2021 Result Release Date
WAEC results will be released 45 days after the last paper.
3. Why You May Fail WAEC 2021
A lot of people will tell you WAEC is very difficult to pass and you may fail.
Have you ever asked yourself, “Why do some people fail WAEC exam?”
In order to not fall victim of the simple mistakes that make a lot of students fail, I have decided to write a complete guide on it.
In this article, I have compiled at least 11 reasons why students fail WAEC, read here.
4. WAEC Expo 2021 (Questions And Answers)
Do you really need WAEC expo to pass WAEC 2021 examination? Definitely Not.
If you study very well and prepare the right way, you will pass WAEC 2021 in one sitting.
That is all for now on WAEC 2021 examination starting date and complete WAEC guide 2021. If you have any question, use the comment section below.
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