At least 1.6 million candidates will participate in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scheduled to begin on August 16.
The Head of National Office of West African Examination Council (WAEC), Patrick Areghan, gave the figure in an interview with news men in Lagos.
Areghan said that the council was working to accommodate some schools still lagging behind in registration which he said was taking its toll on the council’s operations.
Areghan said ahead of the conduct of the 2021 WASSCE, the council was working with relevant stakeholders to ensure a hitch-free WASSCE for school candidates, in spite of some challenges.
Areghan noted that examination conduct required money and other resources, adding that the entire process of conducting the examination – from the printing of examination materials, distributing them and ensuring security, to the recruitment of Adhoc staff and printing certificates – is a huge financial burden.
Areghan gave the assurance that WAEC would continue to do all it could to stay afloat.
He noted that the West African School Certificate was internationally accepted and required protection of its integrity
The HNO said that WAEC members had been meeting to fine-tune strategies that would ensure hitch-free conduct of the examination and warned that the body would not hesitate to hand any suspect over to the police.
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