WAEC postpones private candidates WASSCE | EduCeleb
EduCeleb
9th November 2020
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the postponement of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates in Nigeria.
The Head of Public Affairs, WAEC Nigeria, Mr Demianus Ojijeogu, made this known in a statement made available to EduCeleb.com on Monday.
According to him, the examination would now commence on Monday, 30th November, 2020.
“The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria wishes to inform all registered candidates for WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2020-Second Series and the general public that there has been a change in timetable.
“The examination, which was initially scheduled to commence on Saturday, November 14, 2020, will no longer hold as planned, due to circumstances beyond our control.
“The examination has now been rescheduled to commence on Monday, November 30, 2020.
“The Council wishes to reassure candidates that the new timetable for the conduct of the examination will be released soon.
“We regret any inconveniences this might cause our dear candidates and members of the general public,” the statement read.
Recall that the examining body earlier extended the registration time for the WASSCE for private candidates till Friday, 18th November.
It said the move would enable interested candidates to register within the given time.