The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says 8,285 candidates across the country have registered for the 2024 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates.

The council’s Head of National Office, Dr Amos Dangut, made the disclosure at a press conference in Lagos on Monday, January 29, 2024.

Dangut, who insisted that WAEC would not renege on its plans to conduct its first-ever Computer Based Test (CBT) for WASSCE, said the examination would commence on Wednesday, January 31, and end on Saturday, February 17, 2024, in Nigeria.

He said: “The conduct of the Computer Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for private candidates, 2024 first series, will take place from Wednesday, January 31, and end on Saturday, February 17, in Nigeria.

“This will span a period of two weeks and four days and to this end, there is no going back as plans have, therefore, been concluded for this first-ever computer-based examination, which will be delivered in hybrid mode.

“The Essay and Practical questions will be rendered on-screen, likewise, but candidates will be required to give their responses using the answer booklets provided.

“The council is encouraged by the acceptance of this innovation as evidenced in the number of entries received so far.

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“As of today, Monday, January 29, a total of 8,285 candidates from across the federation have registered for the examination.

“Out of this number, 3,949 are male, representing 47.66 per cent, while 4,336 are female, representing 52.3 per cent of the total candidature.

“Candidates will be examined in 19 subjects, made up of 26 papers.

“For the successful conduct of the examination and to curb examination malpractices, carefully selected examination officials have been trained by council to serve as proctors during the conduct of the examination.”

Dangut noted that WAEC, in a bid to further deliver on its mandate and as a way of helping candidates, has made available, its e-learning portal with materials that would demonstrate to candidates, the requirements for the conduct of the examination.

He urged candidates to visit https://www.waeconline.org.ng/e-Learning/index.htm to access the portal.

The WAEC boss stated that a tutorial video on how to navigate the examination portal is available on all council’s social media platforms.

He added that candidates could also use the video to acquaint themselves with relevant information on demand and upon enquiry.

Dangut disclosed that the results of candidates would be released 45 days after the conduct of the last paper, while duly awarded certificates would be available on request via certrequest.waec.org.ng.

According to him, candidates can access digital copies of their certificates via the WAEC Digital Certificate portal.

The Star