Ekiti State Government has said that 16,167 out of 16,361 public Primary Schools pupils making 97.43% and 10,675 out of 10,859 (97.28%) pupils of Private schools in the State passed the 2024 Common Entrance/Placement Examination contrary to some media reports of purported mass failure.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti, the State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Bimpe Aderiye described the report as a misconception.
Giving detailed analysis of the candidates’ performance, Dr. Aderiye stated that 16,361 pupils were examined out of the 16,593 that registered while 232 were absent, adding that 2,235 (13.47%) of the candidates scored between 200 and 299; 11,493 (69.26%) had between 300 and 399 in addition to 2,439 (14.70%) that scored between 400 and 500.
