Lagos State Government has commended teachers and parents for joining hands with Government towards ensuring continued improvement in the standard of education as reflected in the recently released results of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele disclosed this today in his office while briefing news men.
Making a comparative performance analysis of public school candidates in May/June West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) between 2007 to 2010, Bamidele averred that more candidates passed English Language, Mathematics and three other subjects at a sitting in year 2010 than previous years.
He stated that out of the 60,694 candidates who sat for the May/June 2010 WASSCE, 12, 818 candidates had a minimum of 5 credits including English Language and Mathematics; 15,818 candidates had 5 credits with Mathematics only; 17,061 candidates had 5 credits with English Language only, 368 candidates had 4 credits with English Language; and Mathematics, 20,014 candidates had 4 credits with English Language or Mathematics; 6,823 candidates had 3 credits with English Language and Mathematics.
With the results, Bamidele noted that if English Language is considered singly, the State recorded an improvement from 41.25% in 2009 to 77.57% in 2010, and considering Mathematics singly, the State moved from 22.48% in 2009 to 75.62% in 2010.
The Commissioner also revealed that in 2009, out of the 62,097 candidates, 25,615 had credit in English Language while 13,958 had credit in Mathematics. In 2008, out of 65,699 candidates, 15,390 had credit in English Language and 16,229 scored credit in Mathematics while in 2007, 12, 157 candidates had credit in English Language and 12,076 candidates got credit in Mathematics out of 67,020 candidates that sat for the examination.
Bamidele attributed the improvement in the year 2010 results partly to the distribution of free textbooks in major subjects by the State Government as well as the provision of incentives to teachers.
He added that Government would further make the teaching environment more conducive, noting that no price could be too high to ensure quality and sound education as the only way of securing the future of our youth and, by implication, of the nation.
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