The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, on Friday, released results of the maiden Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024-First Series.
The council commenced migration from traditional paper-based examinations to Computer-Based Examinations for its private candidates’ examinations.
A statement by the council made available to Education Roadmap added that the novel CB-WASSCE entailed using a hybrid method where all questions were projected on the computer and 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.
According to the statement, the examination was conducted between Wednesday, January 31 and Saturday, February 17, 2024.
An 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).
“2,519 candidates representing 30.95 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
“The coordination of examiners and marking of candidates’ scripts were carried out at three marking venues in Lagos, Enugu and Kaduna from March 1 to 16, 2024.
A total of 459 Examiners participated in the Coordination and Marking Exercise.
“The entry figure of 8,362 candidates showed a 4.30 per cent decrease in candidature when compared with the 2023 entry figure of 8,738. 8,139 candidates sat the examination at 140 CBT centres spread across the country.”
Amongst the candidates that sat the examination were 21 candidates, with varying degrees of Special Needs.
“Out of this number, nine were visually challenged, two had impaired hearing and two were Albinos.
“All these candidates with special needs were adequately catered for in the administration of the examination,” the statement added.
