The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Nigeria has introduced an extension of the registration interval for the Laptop-Based mostly West African Senior School Certificates Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Personal Candidates, 2025 Second Sequence.
In response to a put up on its official X (previously Twitter) deal with, the brand new time limit is now on Friday, September 19, 2025.
“The registration interval for CB-WASSCE for Personal Candidates, 2025–Second Sequence has been prolonged to Friday, September 19, 2025. All potential candidates are admonished to make good use of this chance,” they acknowledged.
The Second Sequence CB-WASSCE refers back to the Laptop-Based mostly West African Senior School Certificates Examination for personal candidates, held by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) within the latter a part of the yr, distinct from the usual Could/June examination for varsity candidates
Earlier than the extension, the registration deadline for the 2025 Laptop-Based mostly West African Senior School Certificates Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Personal Candidates was Friday, September 5, 2025.
What it’s best to know
WAEC launched the Laptop-Based mostly West African Senior School Certificates Examination as a part of its dedication to modernizing the examination course of, to handle challenges resembling examination malpractice and to align with international finest practices and improve the integrity of its instructional assessments.
The primary implementation of the CB-WASSCE occurred in 2024. WAEC performed the CB-WASSCE for Personal Candidates utilizing a hybrid mannequin. This method concerned displaying examination questions on pc screens whereas candidates recorded their solutions utilizing conventional pen-and-paper strategies.
This transitional format was designed to ease candidates into the brand new system and to evaluate the feasibility of a totally computer-based examination sooner or later. Constructing on the experiences and classes realized from the 2024 hybrid mannequin, WAEC totally transitioned to a computer-based examination format for the 2025 CB-WASSCE for Personal Candidates.
WAEC has introduced plans to totally undertake computer-based testing for all examinations by 2026. The council is actively engaged on increasing the mandatory infrastructure, coaching personnel, and making certain that each one examination facilities are geared up to deal with the totally digital examination course of.
The examination council in April launched new digital platforms to assist college students higher put together for the 2025 WASSCE. The WAEC E-Examine Portal, out there at waec.estudy.ng, was launched as an official examination preparatory platform. It supplies entry to previous WASSCE questions, each multiple-choice and theory-based, together with marking schemes, examiners’ experiences, and customized efficiency insights.
The Council mentioned the aim is to empower colleges, lecturers, and candidates with digital studying assets that mirror actual examination requirements.
