Waec Bans Two Schools For Examination Malpractice (Full Story)

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has barred two secondary schools in Imo State from registering as an examination centre or presenting their students as candidates in any of its examinations for a period of 5 years.

Reports stated that The council also derecognized 28 schools for two years as a result examination malpractices.

The Head, Public Affairs of the council, Mr Demianus Ojijeogu, who disclosed this on Thursday declined to name the affected schools, he said the schools are usually referred by their centre numbers and not by their names.

He added that WAEC officials were locked out for more than 30 minutes in the second school obviously for examination malpractice to perpetrate.

He noted that as for the derecognized schools, examinations will still hold in their schools but their teachers will not be used as invigilators.

He added that there are 28 of those schools across the country and they can still reapply after two years, stating that things have been put in place to prevent a recurrence of examination malpractice.