WAEC Releases CBT-Exam Results

After the general examination, the West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, on Friday released results of the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series.

The council commenced migration from traditional paper-based examinations to Computer-Based Examinations for its private candidates’ examinations.

According to a statement by the council made available to newsmen, added that the novel CB-WASSCE entailed using a hybrid method where all questions were projected on the computer.

It said answers to the multiple-choice questions were supplied on the computer in real-time, and answers to the essay and test of practical questions were supplied in booklets given to the candidates.

____The statement revealed that the examination was conducted between Wednesday, January 31 and Saturday, February 17, 2024.

____The analysis of candidates’ performance showed that out of the 8,139 candidates that sat the examination, 3,424 candidates representing 42.07 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects (with or without English Language and/or Mathematics)