WAEC To Conduct Computer-Based Exams For Private Candidates from 2024. Details below
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Nigeria National office, said it has concluded plans to conduct Computer Based Examination (CBE) for Private candidates writing its examination. This was announced on Monday November 13, 2023 in a statement signed by the WAEC Ag. Head, Public Affairs, Moyosola F. Adesina and also tweeted on its official page on Twitter (X). The statement read as below;
In line with global best practices, the Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) wishes to inform the general public, and all its stakeholders, that it has concluded plans to migrate its WASSCE for Private Candidates Examination Diets from Paper and Pencil Test to Computer Based Examination (CBE).
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.
Furthermore, the examination will be conducted in urban centres/cities and candidates with special needs have 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.
Naijaedugist is now imploring everyone to make sure they take up the knowledge of usage of computer very important as it is what majority of the exams are going to be based on. As we all know JAMB has also been conducting the UTME examination with the use of CBT since 2013 and WAEC is also planning to make all the exams including the school exam done in May/June to be with the use of CBT.