The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has said that arrangements have been concluded to conduct its 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, using the Computer Based Test, CBT, platform.
The exercise will be held in February will begin with private students.
WAEC made the announcement on Monday in a statement issued in Lagos by its Acting Head, Public Affairs, Mrs. Moyosola Adesina.
The statement reads in part: “In line with global best practices, the national office of WAEC wishes to inform the general public, and all its stakeholders, that plans have been concluded to migrate its WASSCE for private candidates examination diets, from Paper and Pencil Test (PPT) to Computer Based Test CBT).
“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.
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“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, Dec. 18.”
The spokesperson also announced that arrangements had also been concluded for a mock examination to be conducted in February 2024, ahead of the main examination.
That, she said, was to enable candidates to familiarise themselves with the new examination platform.
“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,” she said.
