I am very grateful and excited that we are in a new dawn where education is prioritised and given its pride of place in the administration of Governor Obaseki
The three schools were further rewarded with scholarships of N100,000, N75,000 and N50,000 for the first, second and third place winners respectively.
“For us as Edo people we want to see how we can change the entire spectrum of education, extending the value to 15 and 18-year-olds,” the Governor said, adding that his government would sustain the partnership towards maximizing the support from the World Bank and other development partners.
The Commissioner debunked some misconceptions about the EdoSTAR scheme that it is a two-month or casual job.
“Our goal is to always remain the best in all examinations.
According to WAEC, Edo State emerged the best State in the 2021 diet of the West African Examinations Council examinations recording 92.8 per cent pass rate among students who sat for the examination in the State.
Education Ministry has designed the School Management Boards (SMbs) for senior secondary schools in order to get the leadership role right.
Teachers in the EdoBEST reform are equipped with tablets to ease classroom management and lesson delivery.