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Q. How does a person register for a WAEC examination for instance
- the WASSCE.
(2) Q. What are the entry regulations
for the WASSCE Examination?
(3) Q. Who are those qualified to sit for the WASSCE?
(4) Q. What channels of communication exist between
candidates and WAEC?
(5) Q. Who are the officials involved in the conduct
of WAEC examinations?
(6) Q. Does WAEC have a way of disciplining erring
functionaries?
(7)Q. Do WAEC officials mark candidates' scripts?
(8)Q. Who are these examiners and how are they appointed?
(9)Q. How does WAEC ensure standardisation in grading?
(10) Q. Can a candidate register a protest over his
examination result? If 'yes', how?
(11) Q. Why are some results cancelled?
(12)Q. What are examination malpractices?
(13)Q. Can one combine WASSCE May/June and WASSCE
Nov/Dec exam results for admission purposes?
(14)Q. How does a candidate get errors
on his result slip or certificates corrected?
(15)Q. Why is it that candidates sometimes have partial
release of results?
(16) Q. How does a candidate claim his certificate?
(17)Q. What Is the official life-span of WAEC Certificates?
(18 )Q. Does WAEC replace lost result slips/certificates?
(19)Q, How does one obtain a statement of result?
(20) Q. Does WAEC prepare candidates for its examinations?
(21) Q. Which WAEC Offices issue certificates ?
(22)Q. Does WAEC accredit certificates, say, from
foreign institutions?
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ANSWERS
(1) Q. How does a person register for WAEC
examinations such as the WASSCE for example?
A. The Council usually advertises entry periods and entry procedures
in national newspapers. In respect of the WASSCE for example, the
Council conducts two exams each year; the first in May/June for
school candidates and the second in October/November for private
candidates.
The May/June exam is for school candidates and all entry formalities
are undertaken by schools presenting candidates.
In the case of the private candidates' examination, entry is on
an individual basis. A prospective candidate obtains an entry form
from the WAEC office nearest to him. He completes the form and sends
it back to the WAEC office with the stipulated fees.
He soon receives an acknowledgement card and, later, other documents
indicating his examination number, centre, admission notice and
a photo-card which serves the purpose of identification. He also
receives a copy of the exam time-table. April is usually the entry
period for private candidates,
It is important to note that WAEC does not accept cash either for
the purchase of entry forms or for the payment of subject entry
fees. Payments must be in either bank draft or postal order.
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(2) Q. What are the entry regulations for the
WASSCE Examination?
A. Candidates are required to enter and sit for a minimum of eight
(8) and a maximum of nine (9) subjects.
These must include the following :
(i) English Language
(ii) Mathematics
(iii) At least one Nigerian Language (see footnote)
(iv) At least one of the following alternative subjects
Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
(v) At least one of Literature-in-English, History and Geography.
(vi) Agricultural Science or at least one vocational subject.
These are the core subjects.
In addition to the above, every student must offer any three of
the underlisted subjects not already offered as core subjects:
Biology Economics Physics Book-Keeping Chemistry Typewriting Further
Mathematics Shorthand Commerce History Geography Literature-in-English
Agricultural Science Woodwork Health Science Auto-Mechanics Building
Construction Music Clothing and Textiles Art Christian Religious
Knowledge French Islamic Studies Physical Education Arabic Studies
Government Metal Work Applied Electricity Electronics Foods and
Nutrition Technical Drawing Home Management
NOTE: The Federal Ministry of Education has given a waiver
in respect of Nigerian Languages for the 2003 examination. This
implies that candidates' entries are valid with or without a Nigerian
language for the period of the waiver
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(3) Q. Who are those qualified to sit for
the WASSCE?
A. In the case of the school examination, the prospective candidate
must be in the SS 3 class in a recognized school,
For the private candidates' examination, any one of the following
categories may enter for the WASSCE
a. Those who have attempted the WASSCE in previous years;
b. Those who have attempted the GCE and obtained a pass in at least
three subjects;
c. Those who have passed the Teachers’ Grade two examination
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(4) Q. What channels of communication exist
between candidates and WAEC?
A. WAEC policy discourages direct communication with school candidates.
School candidates are expected to send their complaints to WAEC
through their school principals, while, private candidates write
directly to WAEC.
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(5) Q. Who are the officials involved in the
conduct of WAEC examinations?
A. There are three categories of officials, they are: supervisors
invigilators and inspectors.
Supervisors are teachers nominated by the various State Ministries
of Education. They are actually responsible for conducting the exams
at the various centres. It is their responsibility to collect question
papers from the custodian and return answer scripts to the custodian
centres.
Invigilators are usually teaching staff nominated by their school
principals to assist the supervisors at the centres while inspectors
are WAEC staff members who go from one centre to another when the
examination is in progress.
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(6) Q. Does WAEC have a way of disciplining
erring functionaries?
A. Yes. Reports about functionaries who are teachers are made to
the various State Ministries of Education and All Nigerian Conference
of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) for disciplinary measures.
Such functionaries have been disciplined in the past, WAEC has its
own procedures for disciplining erring inspectors.
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(7)Q. Do WAEC officials mark candidates' scripts?
A. No. The marking of scripts is handled by examiners appointed
by WAEC. They are usually educationists who are familiar with the
classroom situation and their identities are not supposed to be
disclosed.
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(8)Q. Who are these examiners and how are
they appointed?
A. WAEC examiners are mostly graduate teachers in secondary schools,
and some lecturers in colleges of education, universities and polytechnics.
A prospective examiner must be a graduate in the subject he is appointed
to mark. In addition, he must have a minimum of two years of classroom
teaching experience and must be recommended by the principal of
the school in which he teaches.
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(9)Q. How does WAEC ensure standardisation in
grading?
A. First, a committee of experts draws up a marking guide. All appointed
examiners are then thoroughly drilled in all aspects of the marking
scheme in a simulated marking exercise called co-ordination. Actual
marking does not start until the co-ordinating officers are satisfied
that all examiners know what is required of them. Even when actual
marking begins, the examiners are not left entirely on their own.
They are organised into small groups, each being supervised by a
highly experienced examiner called a Team Leader. The Team Leader
checks and vets the group members' marking progressively to ensure
that they are keeping to the guidelines. The Team Leaders themselves
are supervised by more experienced examiners called Chief Examiners.
When marking is finally completed, WAEC still goes ahead to employ
another group of people called Checkers. The main role of Checkers
is to ensure that all marks awarded by examiners are correctly recorded
and transferred to the appropriate score sheets.
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(10) Q. Can a candidate register a protest
over his examination result? If 'yes', how?
A. Yes, but only if he is a school candidate. No provision is made
for a private candidate in this regard. Even then, a school candidate
does not write directly to WAEC. It is his principal who, knowing
the candidate's ability, forwards a request for the review of the
candidate's scripts. Of course, there is a specified fee to be paid
on every paper to be reviewed. Such requests should be sent in within
six months of any examination.
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(11) Q. Why are some results cancelled?
A. Results could be cancelled when candidates are caught in examination
malpractices.
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(12)Q. What are examination malpractices?
A. The following, among others, constitute examination malpractices:
— Candidates bringing books or cribs into the
examination hall;
— Insulting or assaulting any supervisor or invigilator;
— Swopping of scripts in an examination hall;
— Replacing their answer scripts with another one during
or after the examination;
— Impersonation;
— Taking part in mass or organised cheating in the exam hall.
A comprehensive list of offences is provided in Council's Regulations
& Syllabuses on sale nationwide.
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(13)Q. Can one combine WASSCE May/June and
WASSCE Nov/Dec exam results for admission purposes?
A. Yes.
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(14)Q. How does a candidate get errors on
his result slip/ certificates corrected?
A. A Private candidate sends his request for an amendment to WAEC
directly while in the case of a school candidate it is the principal
who makes the request.
In the two instances, the original copy of the result slip/certificate
should be sent along with the application for amendment. WAEC charges
a fee for the amendment where it is discovered that the error emanated from the
candidate, otherwise, it is free.
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(15)Q. Why is it that candidates sometimes
have partial release of results?
A. Results are partially released due to queries arising from one
or a combination of the following mistakes:
(a) Wrong transfer of examination numbers in one or more papers;
(b) Failure to shade examination numbers
(c) Shading objective sheets with biro pens instead of pencil;
(d) Mistakes in entries leading to duplication of subjects.
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(16) Q. How does a candidate claim his certificate?
A. School candidates collect their certificates from their school
while private candidates obtain theirs directly from WAEC.
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(17)Q. What Is the official life-span of
WAEC Certificates?
A. WAEC certificates have no expiry date.
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(18 )Q. Does WAEC replace lost result slips/certificates?
A. No. Instead it issues statements of result to the owners of lost
result slips/certificates or, when necessary, confirms their results
for a fee.
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(19)Q, How does one obtain a statement of
result?
A. A statement of result can be obtained by sending to WAEC, an
application letter containing the address to which the statement
should be sent, an affidavit, one's passport photograph, a testimonial
and a prescribed fee in cash or bank draft. Detailed information
on these requirements can be obtained by writing to the WAEC office
nearest to you. Such statements are not normally handed over to
candidates. They are sent direct to the institutions/establishments
which candidates want to provide with the information.
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(20) Q. Does WAEC prepare candidates for
its examinations?
A. No. All the organisation does is to conduct examinations and
award certificates.
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(21) Q. Which WAEC Offices issue certificates
?
A. Candidates can claim their certificates from WAEC zonal offices
nearest to their centres of examination. A list of our zonal offices
states covered by each of them is provided here for guidance.
(1) Benin Zonal Office: (Edo, Delta and Ondo States)
(2) Enugu Zonal Office: (Enugu Anambra and Benue States)
(3) Ibadan Zonal Office:, (Oyo, Osun, Kwara and Kogi States
(4) Ikeja Zonal Office (Lagos and Ogun States)
(5) Jos Zonal Office: (Plateau and Bauchi States)
(6) Maiduguri Zonal Office: (Borno, Yobe, Taraba and Adamawa States)
(7) Kaduna Zonal Office: (Kano, Kaduna, Niger, Katsina, Jigawa States
and Federal Capital Territory.
(8) Sokoto Zonal Office: (Sokoto and Kebbi States)
(9) Owerri Zonal Office: (I mo, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom,
Cross River and Abia States).
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(22)Q. Does WAEC accredit certificates, say,
from foreign institutions?
A. No. Accreditation is carried out by the Federal Ministry of Education
alone
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