WAEC Cancels 2015 Withheld Results

The National Examinations Committee of West Africa Examinations Council said it had cancelled results of candidates involved in examination malpractice at the 2015 examinations.
The Committee, which meets twice a year, to consider matters related to the conduct of the May/June and November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), is the highest decision-making organ of WAEC on examination-related matters in Nigeria.
During the 61st Meeting, the Committee received reports on Special, Irregularity and Clemency Cases on the November/December 2015 WASSCE..
In the course of considering the various reported cases of malpractice, the Committee endorsed appropriate sanctions in all established cases of malpractice as prescribed by the Rules and Regulations governing the conduct of the Council’s examinations after diligent deliberations. It approved that the entire results of candidates involved in proven cases, which attract cancellation of entire results (CER) be cancelled, while subject results of those involved in proven cases which attract cancellation of subject results (CSR), be similarly cancelled.
In addition, some candidates would also suffer other sanctions such as barring them from sitting for the Council’s examinations for a certain number of years. Moreover, while some schools will be derecognised as examination centres for some years, other schools’ recognition as examination centres will be withdrawn making them unable to present candidates for WAEC examination. Also, indicted supervisors have been blacklisted while erring teachers and principals have been reported to their State Ministries of Education and ANCOPPS for disciplinary action. The decisions of the Committee will be implemented without delay and the affected candidates will be duly informed by the Council.

2016 WAEC GCE Registration Form – Instructions & Guidelines

WAEC GCE form is out. November/December 2016 WASSCE registration can be done by following the procedures outlined below.


This is to inform the general public and most importantly, candidates interested in sitting for the 2016 WAEC November/December WASSCE (Private) commonly referred to as WAEC GCE, that the registration has closed.


To avoid unnecessary mistakes, the West African Examinations Council released a registration guideline for candidates.

GUIDELINES FOR REGISTRATION OF WAEC GCE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER.
*"Login: Candidates are to start their Registration by enrolling their fingerprints and capturing other personal details using the Biometric Data Capture software. Click here to download if you have a fingerprint scanner or visit any Registration Centre with such facilities to scan your fingerprints. Ensure your Surname, First name and other names are captured using the software
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Bio data: You are required to enter your bio data which includes Gender, Disability, Marital Status, Maiden Name (if applicable), Date of Birth, Nationality and State of Origin. Note that your name must not be more than 40 characters, this includes spaces between the surname, firstname and other name. Please select NONE for disability information if you are not disabled
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Uploading of passport photograph : You are required to upload your scanned passport size photograph with a white background. The photograph must be a recent one and must be in Joint Portable Exchange (jpg) format. Note that the photograph you upload will be printed on your photocard and certificate. The dimension of the passport must be exactly 275 X 314 pixels. The photograph must not be more than 15 kilobytes and not less than 7 kilobytes in size.
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Contact information: You are required to supply your contact information which includes telephone, email, residential address, residential city, residential state, postal address, city and state. Note that Telephone number is compulsory since it would be used to contact the candidate should the need arise.
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Selection of preferred examination town : You are required to select the state and town you wish to write the examination. The exact centre will be automatically assigned to you by the system. Please note that you cannot change your Examination town after submission
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Subjects selection: English Language and Mathematics have been automatically selected for you because they are compulsory. You are required to select the other subjects you wish to register for in this examination. Please note that a minimum of Seven (7) and a maximum of Nine (9) subjects are allowed (English Language and Mathematics inclusive).
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Declaration: You are required to read the declaration section carefully and check or tick the checkboxes before submitting your form. You cannot proceed unless you have done this.
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Submitting registration: Once you have completed the registration form, you are required to click the ACCEPT button after which a preview of your details will be displayed. You are required to review your application at this stage and click the EDIT button if you desire to make any modification. You should click the SAVE button if you want to save your application and still be able to come back and modify it. Note that you can only modify up to 3 times. Click the SUBMIT button if you want to submit your application. NOTE that you will no longer be able to modify your application once you click the SUBMIT button.
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Printing of admission notice/photo card: **On successful completion and submission of your registration form, the system will allocate a centre to you and generate your examination number. You should then print the admission notice/photo card. Note that this document will be required before you are allowed into the examination hall.



Go to http://registration.waecdirect.org/ to register.
THE REGISTRATION FOR NOV/DEC 2016 SHALL END ON 29TH JULY, 2016.

2016 WAEC GCE Timetable (Nov/Dec Exam) – International

This is to inform candidates that wish to participate in the 2016/2017 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination ( WASSCE) NOV/DEC that the West Africa Examination Council ( WAEC ) has released the examination Final International Timetable.


2016 WAEC GCE Nov/Dec private exam would be done in Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Sierra Leone, so the timetable provided below is for candidates from the 4 participating West African countries.



Download 2016/2017 WAEC Nov/Dec GCE Timetable for Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Sierra Leone and Gambia Candidates in pdf format from HERE .

2016 WAEC May/June Examinations Timetable

West African Examinations Council, WAEC timetable for the 2016/2017 May/June examinations.

From the information reaching us, the 2016/2017 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) timetable for the  May/June examinations is out.
The 2015 WAEC May/June examination has been scheduled to begin on the 12^th of March and ends on the 13^th of May 2016.

2016 WAEC Timetable for May/June.

WAEC Subject	Date	Time
Food And Nutrition 3(Practical)	Thursday 24 March 2016	Not Fixed
Foods & Nutrition 2 (Essay) Foods & Nutrition 1 (Obj) Home Management 2 (Essay) Home Management 1 (Obj)	Wednesday 30th March 2016 Wednesday 30th March 2016 Wednesday 30th March 2016 Wednesday 30th March 2016	9.30am -10.45am 10.45am – 11.45am 2.00pm – 3.00pm 3.00pm – 4.00pm
History 2 (Essay) History 1 (Obj)	Thursday 31st March 2016 Thursday 31st March 2016	9.30am – 11.30am 11.30am – 12.30pm
Data Processing 2 (Essay) Data Processing 1 (Obj)	Friday 1st April 2016 Friday 1st April 2016	9.30am – 11.30am 11.30am – 12.30pm
Hausa(Essay And Objective) Igbo (Essay And Objective) Yoruba(Essay And Objective) Civic Education(Essay And Objective)	Tuesday 5th April 2016 Tuesday 5th April 2016 Tuesday 5th April 2016 Tuesday 5th April 2016	08:30am-11:30am 08:30am-11:30am 08:30am-11:30am 1:00pm-4:00pm
Physics 3 Practical(Alternative)	Wednesday 6 April, 2016	08:30am-11:15am
English Language 2(Essay) English Language 1(Objective) English Language 3 (Test Of Orals)	Thursday 7 April, 2016 Thursday 7 April, 2016 Thursday 7 April, 2016	08:30am-11:30am 10:30am-11:30am 1:00pm-1:45pm
Literature In English 2 (Prose) (Essay) Literature In English 1 (Prose) (Objective)	Friday 8 April, 2016 Friday 8 April, 2016	08:30-10:30 09:45am-10:45am
Geography 2(Essay) Geography 1(Objective)	Monday 11 April, 2016 Monday 11 April, 2016	8:30am-10:30am 10:30am-11:30am
Physics 2(Essay) Physics 2(Essay) Geography 3(Practical)	Tuesday 12 April, 2016 Tuesday 12 April, 2016 Tuesday 12 April, 2016	08:30am-10:30am 10:30am-11:45am 12:00pm-2pm
Chemistry 3(Practical)(Alternative A)	Wednesday 13 April, 2016	8:30am-10:30am
Government 2(Essay) Government 1(Objective) Computer Studies 2(Essay) Computer Studies 1(Objective)	Thursday 14 April, 2016 Thursday 14 April, 2016 Thursday 14 April, 2016 Thursday 14 April, 2016	08:30-10:30 10:30am-11:30am 2:00pm-3:00pm 3:00pm-4:00pm
Food And Nutrition 2(Essay) Food And Nutrition	Friday 15 April, 2016 Friday 15 April, 2016	08:30am-09:45am 09:45am-10:45am
Christian Religious Studies 2(Essay) Christian Religious Studies 1(Objective) Islamic Studies 2(Essay) Islamic Studies 1(Objective) Chemistry 2(Essay) Chemistry 1(Objective)	Monday 18 April, 2016 Monday 18 April, 2016 Monday 18 April, 2016 Monday 18 April, 2016 Monday 18 April, 2016 Monday 18 April, 2016	08:30am-10:30am 10:30am-11:30 am 08:30am-10:30am 10:30am-11:20am 1:00pm-3:00pm 3:00pm-4:00pm
Financial Accounting 2(Essay) Financial Accounting 1(Objective) Biology 2(Essay) Biology 1(Objective)	Tuesday 19 April, 2016 Tuesday 19 April, 2016 Tuesday 19 April, 2016 Tuesday 19 April, 2016	08:30am-11:00am 11:00am-12:00pm 1:00pm-2:30pm 2:30pm-3:20pm
Agricultural Science 3(Practical)	Wednesday 20 April, 2016	08:30am-9:00am
General Mathematics Core 2(Essay) General Mathematics Core 1(Objective)	Thursday 21 April, 2016 Thursday 21 April, 2016	08:30am-11:00am 11:00am-12:30pm
Economics 2(Essay) Economics 1(Objective)	Friday 22 April, 2016 Friday 22 April, 2016	08:30am-10:30am 10:30am-11:30am
Book Keeping 2(Essay) Book Keeping 1(Objective)	Monday 25 April, 2016 Monday 25 April, 2016	08:30am-10:30am 10:30am-11:20am
Computer Studies (Practical)	Wednesday 27 April, 2016	08:30am-10:30am
Biology Practical (Alternative A) Literature In English (Drama And Poetry)	Thursday 28 April, 2016 Thursday 28 April, 2016	08:30am-10:30am 1:00pm-3:30pm
Animal Husbandry (Alternative A) (Essay) Animal Husbandry (Alternative A) (Objective) Commerce 2 (Essay) Commerce 1(Objective)	Friday 29 April, 2016 Friday 29 April, 2016 Friday 29 April, 2016 Friday 29 April, 2016	08:30am-10:30am 10:30am-11:20am 1:00pm-3:00pm 3:00pm-3:30pm
Agricultural Science 2(Essay) Agricultural Science 1(Objective)	Tuesday 3 May 2016 Tuesday 3 May 2016	08:30am-10:40am 10:40am-11:40am
Animal Husbandry (Alternative Practical B)	Wednesday 4 May 2016	8:30am-10:30am
Marketing 2(Essay) Marketing 1(Objective)	Friday 6 May, 2016 Friday 6 May, 2016	08:30am-10:30 10:30am-11:20am
Technical Drawing 2 (Essay) Technical Drawing 1 (Obj) Animal Husbandry 2 (Alternative B) (Essay) Animal Husbandry 1 (Alternative B) (Objective)	Thursday 12 May 2016 Thursday 12 May 2016 Thursday 12 May 2016 Thursday 12 May 2016	9.30am – 11.15am 11.15am – 12.15pm 1:00pm-3:00pm 3:00pm-3:40pm
Further Mathematics (Essay) Further Mathematics (Obj)	Friday 13th May 2016 Friday 13th May 2016	9.30am -12.00pm 3.30pm – 5.00pm

WAEC to Commence CBT Examination Mode Soon

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is considering migrating to the Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode of examinations for it examinations, the Registrar disclosed in Lagos.

The Registrar of council, Dr Iyi Uwadiae, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

According to him, the council is considering all variables available to ensure that the entire process is not messed up.

He, however, noted that the council was not in a hurry to migrate because the council basically conducts achievement tests and not selection tests.
“We have looked at the issue of CBT and found that this is not a selection test, where one can deal with paper and pencil.

“With that, you can easily migrate to CBT, but for an achievement test where you train people to become engineers, medical doctors and others, there will be need for practical experience.

“So, they do not just train them practically in the class, they equally need to be tested on theory.
“Again this background, therefore, we are collaborating with other examination bodies and experts outside Nigeria to ensure that when we start, we will not mess up the entire process.
“And what is expected of the candidates can still be achieved,’’ he said.
Uwadiae noted that the council was being cautious in getting it done because there were many things involved.

“We are not in a hurry to move in there but with time, we are going to migrate into it and start with the objective tests.
“We have to still do the practical aspect because we want to be sure that all schools are on the same level.

“They must be on the same level in terms of learning and all other aspects so that we can be able to have confidence on the reliability of the continuous assessment and practicals, which their teachers will give us.
“For now, we cannot say what we get from these teachers are reliable as we insist on continuous assessment.
“We need to go to these schools and match them against any standard tests,’’ the registrar said.

On the persistent poor performance of candidates, Uwadiae said the issue was not peculiar to Nigeria alone.
He noted that effective teaching and learning were no longer taking place in schools, coupled with the issue of dearth of infrastructure.
According to him, students seldom stay in the classrooms; they spend more time on the internet and do not read and all that.
He explained that such students were not expected to perform miracles during examinations.

“We compare our standards with that of other examination bodies in Nigeria and internationally and so we cannot lower our standards.
“Our examinations are taken by candidates of five different countries and it is the same examination.
“We have our own internal mechanism, as well as a very functional research outfit.
“For every examination, we do a research to find out why candidates perform poorly and if after this, we still have some doubts, we do what is called post item analysis.
“Invariably we find out that our items are not bad.
“The teachers are the ones who set the questions, moderate and mark them; we only collate and release results as adjudged by the experts,’’ the council boss added. (NAN)