The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has
adjusted the timeline for its full transition to Computer-Based Testing (CBT)
for the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE), moving the complete
rollout from 2026 to 2027.
Despite the shift, the May/June 2026 West African
Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will serve as a large-scale
pilot. During this phase, candidates will be given the option to take their
examinations either through the new CBT system or the traditional paper-and-pen
format.
The announcement was made by the Chairman of the
Nigeria National Committee (NNC) of WAEC, Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, during the
Committee’s 63rd Annual Meeting. The NNC serves as WAEC’s highest
decision-making body in Nigeria.
Abdulkadir assured stakeholders that no candidate
would be disadvantaged by the transition plan, especially with concerns arising
from the Federal Government’s directive for all examination bodies to fully
migrate to CBT by 2026.
She highlighted WAEC’s ongoing preparations, including
training senior secondary students to use tablets and digital pens for
answering essay questions on computers.
Addressing worries regarding the revised Basic and
Secondary School Curricula, Abdulkadir confirmed that candidates will continue
to enjoy subject selection flexibility. Science students, for example, are
still allowed to register for Economics as an elective.
In addition, WAEC has extended the window for
uploading Continuous Assessment Scores (CASS), ensuring all candidates —
especially those taking newly approved subjects — are fully captured ahead of
the 2026 examinations.
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