A total of 42,000
students sat the annual west African regional examinations in Liberia, but only
one passed the Division One level exams for entry to university.
African
News report continues:
Similar
merits were held in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Gambia, all
English-speaking countries, to test students’ knowledge.
Analysts
believe that civil war, poverty and unemployment have contributed to the
massive exams failure in the West African country. Lack of basic education
facilities like for instance classrooms, books and teaching staff have further
worsened the situation.
The
population fears that admission to the state run University of Liberia has
exposed weak educational system with high school graduates eager to enroll at
the University failing massively in the three recent exams administered by the
University.
In
August 2013, all 25,000 students that sat an entrance and placement
examinations for admission into the University failed sending shock waves both
locally and internationally on such poor performance.
This
has sent a much-needed wake-up call to Liberia’s population and the government
to investment in education.
Only One Student Passes Liberia Exam
BBC
Africa Live reports that only one student in Liberia, out of 42,000 who sat the
annual West African regional examinations, has passed the Division One level
exams.
Armstrong
Gbessagee, 18, from the J.J. Roberts United Methodist School in the capital,
Monrovia, spoke to me about his unique feat:
No
matter where you are from we are not less, intellectually, than other people
from across West Africa. I hope others see this as a motivation. "
The
examinations are held in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia and The Gambia,
all English-speaking countries, to test students’ knowledge.
In
2013, nearly all 25,000 school-leavers failed the test for admission to the
University of Liberia, one of two state-run universities.
President Ellen Johnson
Sirleaf reacted by calling the education system “a mess”.
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