You are welcome to Examinations Development Centre (EDC) BECE registration and result checking portal.
EDC with her partners are working hard to simplify examinations processes in the state.
The aim is to ensure that our educational system competes favourably with her comtemporaries,
to enforce standardization in the system across the state while maintaining high quality and a seamless process.
The Examinations Developement Commission, a department in the Ministry of Education, Umuahia started alongside the other departments of the defunct Ministry of Education, Information, Culture, Youth and Sports under the leadership of Dr. Rex Ugorji as Commissioner, in October, 1991 following the creation of Abia State on 27th August 1991.
HISTORY OF THE CENTRE
The centre took off in the present premises of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), with its share of assets and liabilities inherited from Imo state amidst numerous problems among which were inadequate accomodations, lack of furniture and paucity of fund.
Five Inspectors of education and other supporting Staff started the centre. They include Mr.C.I.N Ogbonnaya, the first Director of Examinations, Mr. C.U Kelechukwu(now Ven. C.U.Kelechukwu), Mr. M.K.Eye, Elder E.U Udonwu and Mr.I.C Ugboaja, Mr. E.A Onyirimba was in-charge of accounts unit.
From inception till date, the Centre has been manned by eight Directors. The incumbent is the nineth Director and She took over the affairs of the office on the 1st of September, 2011.
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This order of Succession is as follows
- Mr. C.I.N Ogbonnaya October 1991 --- January 1994
- Rev C.U. Kelechukwu January 1994 --- January 2004
- Mr. M.K. Eye January 2004 --- January 2004
- Rev. P.J.O. Okorie January 2004 --- September 2005
- Mrs. E.O Ndukwe September 2005 --- February 2008
- Dame. C.I Nwoko february 2008 --- August 2008
- Elder E.U. Udonwu August 2008 --- January 2009
- Lady(Mrs) E.C Alaribe January 2009 --- September
- Mrs. J.C Oji September 2011 --- 2021
- Mrs. Umeh Ledim March 2021 --- June 2023
- Mrs. Oluoha N.K (Ag Registrar) June 2023 --- November 2023
- Mrs. Onwubiko B.U (Registrar) November 2023 till date