Elderly woman earns admiration for courageously sitting in WAEC exams alongside teenagers

ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – An elderly woman has captured hearts across the country after courageously sitting for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examination alongside teenagers.

Her bold step is being celebrated as a powerful reminder that education has no age limit.

Despite the odds, she showed up in her uniform, ready to chase her dreams and break stereotypes — proving that it’s never too late to learn.

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Let her story encourage us all: whether young or old, the pursuit of knowledge is always worth it.

WAEC examination is always written at the Secondary School level, and those who usually write the May/June exams are mostly teenagers between the ages of 16 to 21.

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