The Delta State Government has announced a new date for commencement of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination.
The examination was earlier scheduled to begin from June 9 to June 13 for both public and private secondary schools in the oil-rich state.
The BECE is taken by students at the end of Junior Secondary School, signaling the completion of the country’s nine-year Basic Education phase.
Thus, a statement on Tuesday from the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Daniel Akiri, on behalf of the state Commissioner for Secondary Education, Rose Ezewu, said that the examination would now commence from June 16 to June 20.
The statement further explained that the shifting of the examination to a new date was necessitated by the Federal Government declaration of public holidays on June 6 and June 9 respectively to mark Eid-ul-Adha and Democracy Day celebration on June 12.
“We regret the inconveniences the development, especially the change of the earlier date might have caused,” the statement added.