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The Lagos State Examination Board has commenced the sale of forms for admission into the 16 State Model Colleges/Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools with boarding facilities for the year 2020/2021 academic session.

According to a release by the Director of the Board, Mr. Supo Gbadegesin, a screening test will be conducted for all applicants seeking admission into JSS1 in any of the 16 Model Colleges in the State.

He explained that the Screening Test is based on Paper Pencil Testing (PPT) and Computer-Based Testing (CBT) versions, adding that any candidate that passes the test and meets the required cut-off marks would be offered admission irrespective of his/her first or second choice of schools.

Gbadegesin stressed that only Primary Six pupils who will attain the ages of 10 and 11 years by June 2020 in both Public and Private Primary Schools are eligible to participate in the Screening Test.

The Director, therefore, implored the Parents/Guardians, Headteachers and Proprietors/Proprietresses in both Public and Private Schools to register their wards/pupils for a fee of N10,000 per head as from 13th January to 30th April 2020, adding that late registration scheduled for May 4 – 15, 2020 would attract a fee of N15,000 per candidate.

He disclosed that the Computer-Based Test (CBT) will be held at ICT Room, Lagos State Examinations Board from Monday 25th to 28th May, 2020, while the Paper Pencil Test (PPT) will hold on Saturday 30th May, 2020 at 43 designated centres across the State.