The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has reaffirmed plans to migrate the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, to full Computer-Based Testing ,CBT, by 2026.
Dr. Amos Dangut, WAEC’s Head of National Office, made this known on Tuesday during a sensitization meeting with members of the National Assembly Committee on Education in Abuja.
He noted that the transition, which began with private candidates in 2024, had recorded “significant progress” and would be scaled up nationwide.
Dangut explained that mock sessions and online practice platforms would be introduced to help candidates familiarize themselves with the system, stressing that no student would be left behind.
“We have conducted five exams already, one for private candidates and one for school candidates, and by 2026, deployment will be massive,” he said.
Addressing concerns about infrastructure gaps and cybersecurity risks, Dangut noted that WAEC has successfully administered exams in remote areas without disruption. He also revealed that student performance in CBT exams has, so far, been “empirically better” than in traditional paper-based formats.
The Senate and House of Representatives pledged full support for the rollout. Senator Ekong Samson, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education, said parliament would work to increase budgetary allocation to education.
Similarly, Rep. Oboku Oforji urged WAEC to establish at least one CBT center in each of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas before the 2026 deadline.
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