Head of National Office, West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Banjul has revealed that The Gambia Basic Education Certificate Examination (GABECE) has been scheduled to take place from 20th to 28th July, 2020.
Pa Samba Baldeh made this revelation before the press on Friday during the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) routine ‘Bantaba’ forum held at the Ministry’s conference hall in Banjul. The purpose of the Friday forum was to inform the public about the state of preparedness of the upcoming exam for the grade 9 students across the six educational regions in the country.
Mr. Baldeh commended MoBSE and its stakeholders for the reopening of grade 9 classes for examination; thus, described the reopening as a right decision.
“Instead of students sitting to their exam for 9 days as it used to be in the years past, this year students will sit to their exam for 8-days,” he informed the press.
The Acting Head, Test and Administrative Department (TAD), West African Examination Council national office in Banjul, Demba Sawaneh assured that their office has put in place everything that would make the conduct of the exam a success. “We are just waiting for the time and we are on top of our schedule,” he added.
The National Coordinator, Education for All Campaign Network in The Gambia (EFANet), Kebba Omar Jarjusey, applauded the cordial relationship between the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and his civil society organisation.
Education Director for Region 1, Alhajie Ousman Bah; Principals of Latri-kunda Upper Basic; and Essau Senior Secondary School; Madam Kura Njie and Adama Jeng; and SMC Chairperson for Region 1, Bakary Kanyi, all expressed satisfaction about the turn-out of grade 9 students in the schools, despite months of staying at home Covid-19 order.