The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it will fully migrate the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to computer-based testing by 2026.
Head of National Office, Dr Amos Dangut, gave the assurance on Tuesday at a meeting with the National Assembly Committee on Education in Abuja.
Dangut said the transition, which started with private candidates in 2024, had recorded “significant progress” and would be expanded nationwide.
“We have conducted five exams already, one for private candidates and one for school candidates, and by 2026, deployment will be massive,” he said.
He dismissed fears of infrastructure gaps and cyber risks, noting that WAEC had successfully held exams in remote areas without disruptions.
According to him, candidates’ performance in CBT has been “empirically better” than in paper-based tests.
The Federal Government had earlier announced that both WAEC and NECO would adopt privately-owned and public CBT centres for the school-based exams from 2026.
