The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced that the 2021 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), will take place between August 16 and September 30. WAEC spoken Demianus Ojijeogu, in a statement, said the exams earlier scheduled for May/June, will now hold between August and September 30. He added that the international timetable for the conduct of the examination would be released in due course.
Ojijeogu explained that the new dates announced by the examination body were in line with the current academic calendar and were done in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education.
“The council wishes to inform schools, candidates, and the general public that the examination will hold from August 16 to September 30, 2021.
“The arrangement is in line with the current academic calendar and was done in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education,” he added.
He also noted the controversy triggered by the address of the Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, at a press briefing to announce the release of results of the 2021 first series of the WASSCE for private candidates on Tuesday.
“We wish to categorically state that the Head of the national office was quoted out of context,” Ojijeogu said.
Areghan had said at the briefing that “effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still very much felt in the education sector. The academic calendar has been distorted. It will, therefore, not be possible to have the examination in May/June this year.
