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Chima Azubuike, Gombe
Published 2 April 2021
No fewer than 1,006 junior secondary school three students are to repeat the class for failing to pass a promotional assessment test in to senior secondary school one.
37,774 students took the test,
the Punch learnt.
Investigation conducted by our correspondent revealed that the 1,006 were expected to go through the process the next academic year.
An official of Gombe State Ministry of Education, who pleaded anonymity, said ,the governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, had made it known that there was no room for automatic promotion, adding that the only caveat was for the candidates to pass the assessment and get government’s sponsorship.