WAEC to commence computer-based WASSCE for private candidates in 2024
By Uji A. Iliyasu
Abuja
In line with global best practices, the national office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Nigeria, said it had concluded plans to migrate its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates Examination Diets from Paper and Pencil Test to Computer Based Examination (CBE).
This was disclosed Monday in a press release signed by the Council’s Acting Head, Public Affairs Department, Lagos office, Moyosola F. Adesina, for the Head of National Office.
According to the release, “The innovation will commence with WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2024 – First Series, which is slated to hold in February, 2024.
“While the Objective Tests will be fully Computer Based, the Essay and Test of Practical papers will be hybrid, in which the examination questions will be delivered on screen and candidates required to write answers on the answer booklets given to them.”
The release furthermore revealed that the examination will be conducted in urban centres, even as candidates with special needs had been factored into the plan.
“Registration for the examination will commence on Monday, December 18, 2023.
“In order to enable candidates to familiarise themselves with the new examination platform, arrangements have been concluded for a Mock Examination to be conducted in February 2024, before the examination commences.
“To this end, the Council implores all prospective candidates to hone their computer skills and be fully prepared to embrace this innovation.
“As Africa’s foremost examining body, providing qualitative and reliable educational assessment, encouraging academic and moral excellence, it is the vision of the Council that in the near future, all its examinations will be delivered via the computer.”