The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, has announced that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates, 2022, will take place between May 16 and June 23 2022 in Nigeria.
This was disclosed by on Monday, 9th May 2022 by the the Head of Nigeria Office, WAEC, Patrick Areghan at a at a press briefing.
He 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.
“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.
Moreso, Mr Areghan also said a total of 1,607,975 candidates from 20,221 schools had registered. He also warned operators of rouge websites to desist from their heinous acts.
“We also want to sound a note of warning to all operators of rouge-websites that WAEC will not condone their heinous acts during the conduct of this examination.
“Parents are hereby warned to desist from patronising these evil-doers who are hell-bent on frustrating the efforts of WAEC. They should not patronise them as that would only lead to the destruction of their children’s destiny.
