The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, has said the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates, 2022, will take place between May 16 and June 23 2022 in Nigeria.
The Head of Nigeria Office, WAEC, Patrick Areghan, while briefing the newsmen on Monday, said the exam would take a period of six weeks, adding that the revert to May/June period for the conduct of the examination should be celebrated.
Recall that in the heat of the Covid-19 pandemic, WAEC shifted the date of WASSCE to two months after the normal date, that is from August to September.
“Gentlemen of the Media, I am delighted to inform you that the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, 2022 will take place between May 16 and June 23 2022 in Nigeria, spanning a period of six (06) weeks.
“The revert to May/June period for the conduct of the examination should be celebrated. The significance of this is that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the various member States, save Ghana, have now again found a common ground in respect of their academic calendars.
“This shows a massive recovery from the devastating effects, disruptions, and confusion caused by the pandemic. We must give kudos to the Honourable Minister of Education and his Ministry for this wonderful feat”.
He explained that the final International Timetable for the conduct of the examination had been sent to all schools for their proper and necessary guidance.
Areghan also said a total of 1,607,975 candidates from 20,221 schools had registered for the examination.