WAEC announces adoption of CBT for SSCE 

On Monday, the West African Examinations Council(WAEC) declared that it had abandoned the paper and pencil test model and has embraced the Computer-Based Test(CBT) mode for the conduct of the Senior School Certificate Examination(SSCE).

The information was contained in a statement signed by the acting head of the Public Affairs Unit of WAEC, Moyosola Adesina.

According to the statement, the innovation would kick off with the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for private candidates in February 2024.

“In line with global best practices, the Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council 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,” the statement from the body partly read.