The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has announced May 8 as the commencement of the 2023 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for school candidates.
The Head of National office, Mr. Patrick Areghan, on Thursday, made the announcement at a pre-examination press briefing in Lagos.
According to him, the Council will not condone any form of misconduct and examination malpractice by students, schools, and supervisors.
“I am delighted to inform you that the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for school candidates, 2023 will take place between Monday, the 8th of May and Friday, the 23rd of June, 2023 in Nigeria, spanning seven weeks.
“The breakdown of WASSCE meant for the regular exit-class (SS3) students in all approved government and private secondary schools in the country, has a total of 1,621,853 candidates from 20,851 secondary schools registered for the examination.
“Out of this number, 798,810 are males, amounting to 49.25%, while 823,043 are females, which is 50.75% of the total candidature.
“On the whole, the candidature for the 2023 WASSCE increased by 13, 868 over the figure of 2022, which was 1,607,985. Candidates would be examined in 76 subjects, made up of 197 papers. About 30,000 practicing senior secondary school teachers, nominated by the various state Ministries of Education, would be participating in the examination as supervisors. Teachers in all the schools presenting candidates for the examination would serve as invigilators in their respective schools.
On some of the measures put in place to make this year’s WASSCE seamless, Areghan noted the Council introduced the CHATBOT Platform, a self-service system for candidates, that enables them to access their entries, confirmation of entry/registration and confirmation of continuous assessment score, CASS; and also the stepping up of security measures in insecurity-prone areas.
