2025 WASSCE: WAEC extends deadline for private candidates

WASSCE 2025: WAEC sends message to candidates writing the private exams
WAEC has extended the deadline for WASSCE 2025. .. Photo credit: @waecnigeria.. Source: Twitter

  • The registration for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates in the first series of 2025 has commenced
  • Interestingly, the registration deadline, initially scheduled to close on January 6, 2025, has been officially extended to January 22, 2025
  • WAEC announced this on Tuesday via a terse statement shared on its official website and made available to the press

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Tuesday, January 7, announced an extension to the registration period for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, first series.

WAEC extends registration period for 2025 WASSCE

Legit.ng reported that WAEC launched a groundbreaking initiative, permitting students to retake their WASSCE papers as early as January and February 2025.

This remarkable change breaks away from the traditional system, where candidates were bound to wait for the subsequent private exam cycle, heralding a new era of academic flexibility.

John Kapi, WAEC's Head of Public Affairs, announced that students must register by January 8 to take advantage of this programme, known as WASSCE PC1.

The initial registration deadline, set for Monday, January 6, 2025, has now been extended to Monday, January 20, 2025.

WAEC revealed this in a statement shared on its official X account on Tuesday.

The examination body informed intending candidates that the extension provides additional time for those wishing to sit for the examination.

WAEC tweeted:

ICYMI:WASSCE FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES, 2025-FIRST SERIES:EXTENSION OF REGISTRATION PERIOD
"This is to inform intending candidates for the above exam that registration initially set to close on Monday, January 6, 2025, has been extended to Monday, January 20, 2025."

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