JUST IN: WAEC RELEASES WASSCE-CBT RESULTS

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Agency Report

Results of the inaugural Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series, were made public by the West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, on Friday.

For its exams for private candidates, the council started the transition from traditional paper-based exams to computer-based exams.

According to a statement provided to newsmen by the council, the new CB-WASSCE employed a hybrid approach in which all questions were displayed on a computer.

It stated that the answers to the multiple-choice questions were provided in real time on the computer, and the booklets that the applicants received contained the solutions to the essay and practical test questions.

According to the statement, the investigation took place on Wednesday, January 31, and Saturday, February 17, 2024.

The examination results revealed that 3,424 participants, or 42.07 percent, out of the 8,139 candidates who took the test received credit or above in at least five courses (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.