WAEC1952· Scholar SC040
First WAEC Examination in Nigeria
The record · educational context
WAEC conducted its first West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) in 1952, covering Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Gambia. The Nigerian schools participating included King's College Lagos, Government College Ibadan, Government College Umuahia, and Government College Zaria. Individual top-scorer records from 1952 are held in WAEC's Lagos archives.
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National education context · 1952
The realities — political, fiscal, infrastructural — under which Nigerian candidates wrote this examination.
Federal Minister of Education
Regional administration
pre-1957
Education was administered regionally. The Western Region launched free Universal Primary Education in 1955 under Awolowo.
Federal education budget
Being compiled.
State education budget · Various
Various state education budget for 1952 being compiled. Cross-reference the State Appropriation Acts.
Exam-year incidents
Documented incidents for this year being compiled.
Global body response
No documented international body response on file for this year.
Nigeria's global education ranking
Ranking record for this year being compiled.
The kids passed in spite of these realities. The record stands so that the cost of their achievement is not lost.
Tier 1 · primary
Courts. Gazettes. National archives.
Tier 2 · corroborating
OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.
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