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This means underage candidates will no longer be allowed to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the Senior School Certificate Examination, both crucial for advancing to tertiary education.

Speaking to The PUNCH, national president, PTA, said, “I expressed my support for the education policy. The minister is not introducing a new policy; it has always been part of the education system. When students sit for WASSCE or NECO at 18 years old, they have reached an age of maturity. Such exams are not for immature students or under 18. You shouldn’t expect underage students in universities or sitting WASSCE and NECO. That’s the standard we followed; even my children did not enter university before turning 18.

“If they are old enough, they will be fully prepared and mature enough to face the challenges that come with attending a higher institution. This is the correct approach; students should take their exams at 18.”

Also speaking, CEO, Flourishgate Consult, Mrs Dideolu Adekogbe, mentioned that the enforcement was long overdue and should be implemented with appropriate consequences.

She said, “If the National Policy on Education (NPE) is the guiding document for our nation’s education plan, then it should be followed to the letter—unless we decide to review it. As long as it remains unchanged, it must be fully implemented.

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