Lucky Obukohwo Reporting
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has said that 1.6 million students would write the May/June 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) across the country as from Monday, May 8 from candidates drawn from 20,851 secondary schools.
Its Head of National Office (HNO), Patrick Areghan, who stated this at the Yaba, Lagos headquarters of the examination body said candidates would be examined in 76 subjects, made up of 197 papers, beginning with the practicals.
“A total of 1,621,853 candidates from 20,851 secondary schools have registered for the examination.
” Out of this number, 798,810 are males, amounting to 49.25 percent of candidates, while 823,043 are females, which is 50.75 percent of the total candidature.
“The statistics show that there is a further increase and decreases in the number of females and males respectively, compared to the 2022 diet.
“On the whole, the candidature for the 2023 WASSCE (SC) increased by 13, 868 over the 2022 figure of 1,607,985.
“Candidates would be examined in 76 subjects, made up of 197 papers.
“About 30,000 practicing senior secondary school teachers, nominated by the various State Ministries of Education, would be participating in the examination as supervisors.
“Teachers in all the schools presenting candidates for the examination would serve as invigilators in their respective schools.
“Supervisors and invigilators for de-recognised schools would be solely appointed, from outside the schools, by the State Ministries of Education concerned.”
Areghan maintained that results of the examination would be released 45 days after the conduct of the last paper, while certificates would be printed and issued to schools less than 90 days after the release of results.
He said that despite the closure of entries for May/June 2023 WASSCE registration, some private schools were mounting pressure on WAEC to accommodate their candidates.
Areghan added that two states owe WAEC for their sponsored students.