Section 31, 1 No. The Basic and Seniot Secotulary Edlzration Act 2023

(l) At the end of the senior secondary school course, w-est Afic"pupils in govenment and govemment-assisrcd schools and those Hiii*Ty' wishing to do so from privale schools, shall take rbe WesI African Ex8'nioalion' Senior School Cenificale Lxaminarioo cooduc&d by the West African Examinatiom Council. (2) A pre-specified percentage of a West Atican Senior School C€rtificate Examinatioo final grade ofa candidate shall come from his continuots assessment scoresv No The Bosic aad Senior Secondory E&tcation Acl 2023 Non-formal and lifelong le-arring. ContinuinS Centrcs (3) Nothing in this sectiotr shall prevent a popil ia goveroment, government-assiste4 private or intemational schools from taking examinations conducted by other internationally r€coglised examhation bodies. (4) A pupil who did thrce years oftechnical and vocational education after Junior Secondary School shall take the National Vocational Qualification examination conducted by Naional Cormcil for Technical, Vocational and other Academic Awards. 3Z (l) A non-formal education is a Planned Programme of €ducation or instruction designed to imProve a range of skills and competenc€s, outside education- the formal educational setting and fu purpose is to make education accessible to every citi"Er! in the context of lifelong of the individual. @) Non-formal educalion cateB for out-of-school and older children, youths and adults who may desire to enrol in th formal school system or wish to Pusue altemative pathways after colryleting formal educatioa. (3) The Directomte ofNon-Formal and Adult Education shall provide the regulalory mechanisms for the proPer conduct of non-formal and adult education courses in Sierra Leone.