EKOEXCEL, the innovative digital initiative launched by the Lagos State Government in 2019 to transform public primary schools, has continued to record impressive results, with three pupils from the state excelling in the recent National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE).
Managed by the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), EKOEXCEL has radically transformed public primary education in the state.
It has recorded tangible gains among teachers and pupils, leading to improved learning outcomes for pupils and more professional teachers.
The National Common Entrance Examination is for admission into the first year of Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) of federal unity colleges, administered to final year pupils of primary schools.
The examination was written on May 7 in Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo. A number of 71,738 pupils registered, with 34,030 being males and 37,708 being females. Lagos state registered the highest number of candidates with 19,518, out of which 18,787 sat and 731 were absent.
The EKOEXCEL programme tracked the performance of Lagos pupils transiting to secondary schools in high-stakes examinations, particularly the 2022 NCEE and 2021-22 Mock Common Entrance Examinations (MCEE), indicating that EKOEXCEL pupils had excellent scores.
While the overall best student in the NCEE conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) scored 201 out of 210, three pupils of Lagos public primary schools were just five points behind.
Ayomide Daniel Ajayi of Hussey Military Yaba-Lagos Mainland- scored 198, Damilola Basit Araba of the same school had 197 and Deborah Ugbaha of St Georges Girls-Eti-Osa Ikoyi- 196.