The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria today announced its readiness to conduct the novel Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB- WASSCE) for Private Candidates in the year 2024. The exams are slated to commence from Friday, October 25 to Friday, December 20, 2024.
TheMediaGood Newspaper gathered from the press release of Ag. Head, Public Affairs, WAEC National Office, Adesina Moyosola Fadekemi that the examination will adopt the hybrid mode of delivering the examination. This implies that the objective or multiple-choice questions would be rendered on-screen and candidates would be required to give their responses on the screen, while the essay and practical questions will be rendered on-screen, likewise, but candidates would have to give their responses using the answer booklets provided. Meanwhile, the examination diet has provided an option for candidates who may wish to use Paper and Pen mode, for the whole examination papers.
The press statement added: ‘The Council wishes to inform all intending candidates that the registration period has been extended to Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Similarly, the “Walk-in-Candidate” opportunity (for candidates who register 24 hours before the particular paper of their choice is due to be taken) will be open at the end of the registration. Final timetable for the examination is available for download on the WAEC Nigeria website (https://www.waecnigeria.org)’
‘All intending, as well as registered, candidates are advised to take advantage of the numerous learning resources provided by the Council. These include signing up on the WAEC e-Study platform (via https://estudy.ng), purchasing the WAEC Past Questions and Answers’ books, and joining other candidates (on https:// www.waeckonnect.com ) to interact, on the WAECKonnect platform. WAEC wishes all candidates for the examination success.’
‘The Council will always seek ways of delivering on its mandate by deploying technological innovations to make its services easily accessible to all stakeholders’, WAEC Nigeria affirmed.