Breaking: WAEC announces date to commence computer-based WASSCE, details emerge

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Yaba, Lagos state - The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) said the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, 2024– Second Series will begin from Friday, October 25 to Friday, December 20, 2024.

WAEC also announced that the registration period had been extended to Tuesday, October 29, 2024.

Computer-based WASSCE will start on Friday, October 25 Photo credit: @olatunji_Godson
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According to The Punch, this is contained in a statement issued by WAEC on Tuesday, October 22.

“The examination will adopt the hybrid mode of delivering the examination, which implies that, the objective or multiple-choice questions would be rendered on-screen and candidates would be required to give their responses on the screen, while the essay and practical questions will be rendered on-screen, likewise, but candidates would have to give their responses using the answer booklets provided.”

Source: Legit.ng