Visionary Reports

27.291 registered to sit for the examination in some 81 sub centres across the Littoral region

Pupils in the Littoral region on July 21, 2020 sat in for the First School Leaving Certificate – FSLC examination.  The morning rains couldn’t stop the pupils. As early as 6 am, some candidates were spotted either alone or with their parents heading to their different examination centers.  Statistics from the Littoral Regional Delegation of Basic Education revealed that, a total of 27. 291 pupils registered for the examination in the region. Out of this number, 12.800 are boys and 14.491 girls. The region has 81 sub centres.

 While at the Catherine Lay sub centre in Douala 5, a total of 508 pupils registered, 506 answered present and were writing in 31 class rooms. The chief of centre Kimbe Michael Shey said all was going on well and strict measures were in place to keep Covid 19 at bay. At the “Le Marseillais lay” sub centre, the Chief of centre Madam Noutakdie Grace explained that the inspector of Douala 5 provided masks to all the pupils in the centre. To her all was going on well.

The Regional Delegate of Basic Education Madam Kombou Mpassa Yvette took time off to visit some writing centres in the Moungo, Sanaga Maritime and Wouri Divisions. From one centre to the other, she encouraged the pupils and examiners. She disclosed to the press that all barrier measures were in place in all centres to keep Covid at bay. She said face masks were distributed to pupils in the entire region and each centre had wash hands points to ensure that pupils wash their hands frequently. She was quick to add that in all the centres each class had 25 pupils and they sat in a zig zag format to ensure that physical distancing is respected.

By GINA ESONG