In its bid to reverse the high rate of failure in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination in the country, an Ibadan, Oyo state based educational center, has said that it will, as from Monday, inaugurate its West African Examination Council’s ‘School on Air’ programme.
DailyPost gathered that the programme will hold on working days between 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 6pm and scheduled for broadcast on free to air Satellite Network.
The Director, Educational Advancement Centre, Pastor Muyiwa Bamgbose, said, “We have a vision of a better country comprising competent individuals. We look at the educational terrain and we see that there are some people whose fate had been blocked as a result of failure in the external examination.
“As you can see, almost 1.2m candidates failed last year. Some that we thought passed had not actually passed because they didn’t pass relevant subjects that could qualify them for admission into higher institutions.
“Most pupils that we see as failures now can make positive impact if helped. If not helped they will make negative impact on the society. We saw the need for intervention in teachers’ quality because they cannot discharge quality education. There is no magic in passing an examination; your preparation matters.”
Pastor Bamgbose explained that core subjects including English, Mathematics and Biology, would be taught, adding that besides the direct-to-home satellite TV broadcast, those with internet services on their telephone would have access to the lesson.
The Director said, “Apart from the cost of subscription to the satellite TV, the programme is free to air and costs nothing. An organisation has volunteered to sponsor some schools in Delta State.”
He however noted that those who require extra services, (feedback) would pay certain amount of money.
Commenting further, the Coordinator of the programme, Mr. Kayode Maliki, said, “The programme is a little new. So many pupils will enjoy it. We are using seasoned professionals in the various fields.
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