The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has formally rescheduled the May/June 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
The examinations which have been rescheduled due to the disruptions to the education sector occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic will now hold from August 16, 2021, to September 30, 2021.
This disclosure is contained in a press statement that was signed by WAEC’s Acting Head, Public Affairs, Demianus Ojijeogu, on Friday, April 9, 2021, and seen on its official Twitter handle.
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Ojijeogu in the statement also denied media reports that the exams had been postponed. In his clarification, he said that the Head of the National Office of WAEC, Patrick Areghan, was quoted out of context.
The statement from WAEC partly reads, “We wish to categorically state that the head of the national office was quoted out of context.
The head of the national office had in his address during the press briefing stated as follows: ‘Let me also use this opportunity to dispel rumours being peddled about by some people regarding the conduct of WASSCE for school candidates, 2021. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still very much felt in the education sector. The academic calendar has been distorted. It will, therefore, not be possible to have the examination in May/June this year. A convenient International Timetable for the conduct of the examination will soon be released.’
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The arrangement is in line with the current academic calendar and was done in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education.
Consequently, the council wishes to inform schools, candidates and the general public that the exam will hold from August 16 to September 30, 2021. The International timetable for the conduct of the exam will be released in due course.”
In case you missed it
- WAEC had a few days ago while releasing the results for private candidates who sat for this year’s WASSCE — the first series said that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school students may not hold in May/June.
- It said that a convenient time table for the examination would soon be released.
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PRESS RELEASE ON THE CONDUCT OF WASSCE FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES, 2021. @IamKingDemian pic.twitter.com/l2Jnj1fL1p
— WAEC NIGERIA (@waecnigeria) April 9, 2021
Pls we are uncomfortable for the prospon of the waec 2021 is too far,pls help us do something about it sir pls
Please can they open for the private schools again please some of us was not having money to pay that time and they closed before we get the money please we need help please please we really need help from wessce
Please help us wessce am from ghana I need help I was not able to pay my Examination fees and before I get I money 1week after they closed the registration can they please open for private schools please we are really in need is not only me but we are so many and due to the Free school now all the private schools fees is too high and we can’t pay on time and for the Free school is not everyone that get it please we need help
we are writing our Junior waec Tomorrow
Please help us with the timetable quickly
You people should even put your self in our position or your children you should put them in our position when you will not see any body to write do please I am begging you to release the time table for 2021thanks
Can I have wassce question for the upcoming exam and exam
Pls with due respect WAEC should do something to avoid delay so that we can Move to another level becos time wait for no body thank U
When is waec timetable will comeout
I need waec timetable
Please waec should do something about this inorder to save time please.
when is our waec starting
when is our waec starting