The National Examinations Council (NECO) has concluded arrangements to conduct the school-based Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This follows the successful accreditation of Nigeria International School, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, by a delegation led by the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, and the Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi.
A statement signed by the Acting Director, Directorate of Information and Digital Communication of NECO, Azeez Sani, on Saturday, said during the visit, the delegation undertook an assessment of the school’s facilities and had an interactive session with the Management and Staff of the school.
Sununu, in his address, enjoined the staff and students of the school to continue to be good ambassadors of Nigeria not only in Saudi Arabia but the entire Gulf States Cooperation Council.
He explained that after a careful assessment of the school’s learning facilities such as examination halls, classrooms, laboratories, library, curriculum and syllabus as well as the general security of the school, the Nigeria International School Jeddah was found worthy of consideration as an International Centre for NECO SSCE (Internal), and was consequently granted full accreditation.
On his part, Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Wushishi, who gave a brief history on the evolution of NECO, explained to the Management and staff of the Saudi-based school the importance of School Accreditation, which he said was to ensure that schools have adequate teaching and learning facilities conducive for examinations.
The delegation was earlier received on arrival at the school by the Consular General, Ambassador Bello Kazaure, and the Proprietor of the School, Alhaji Abdulkadir Maikudi and other staff of the school.
The Minister and the NECO Registrar also visited the Nigeria House in Jeddah, where they interacted with the Consular General and other staff of the Consulate.
It would be recalled that NECO has similar International Examination Centres in Togo, Benin Republic, Equitorial Guinea, Niger and Republic of Gabon.
