The Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has concluded plans to migrate its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates from paper and pencil tests to the Computer-Based Examination (CBE).
The examination body announced this in a statement yesterday by its Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina.
It said the computer-based test (CBT) examination will start next year with the first series billed for February.
The examination body said the Objective Tests would be fully computer-based, while the Essay and Test of Practical papers would be hybrid, in which the examination questions would be delivered on screen and candidates required to write answers on the answer booklets given to them.
WAEC stressed that for candidates to familiarise with the new examination platform, arrangements had been concluded for a Mock Examination to be conducted in February before the examination begins.
The council urged prospective candidates to hone their computer skills and be fully prepared to embrace this innovation.
“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.
“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,” it added.
