The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the first-ever computer-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
In November 2023, WAEC adopted CBT-based testing for its SSCE, where practical papers were to use a hybrid system.
The first series of WAEC’s 2024 SSCE for private candidates began on January 31 and ended on February 17 on CBT.
A total of 8,139 sat for the exam and 8,006 candidates representing 98.37% have had their results fully processed and released.
WAEC said 33 candidates representing 1.63% have a few of their subjects still being processed due to errors of their own making.
A total of 3,424 representing 42.07% obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, with or without English and Maths.
A total of 2,519 representing 30.95% obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English and Mathematics.
WAEC said the results of 65 candidates (0.80%) are being withheld for various reported cases of examination malpractice.
Comparatively, 413 candidates (4.95% prevalence rate) caught for exam malpractice were recorded for the WASSCE 2023 first series.
Moyosola Adesina, WAEC’s public affairs head, said the drop speaks to the effectiveness of CBT as a method of exam administration.
The novel CBT WASSCE used a hybrid method where all questions were projected on the computer.
Answers to the multiple-choice questions were supplied on the computer in real time.
In turn, the answers to the essay and test of practical questions were supplied in booklets given to the candidates.
Adesina said candidates should ascertain the status of their results via WAEC’s website before accessing them via its digital portal.
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