WAEC unveils faster WASSCE retake option for students

BUSINESS DAY NG

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has unveiled an initiative toward curbing delays experience by candidates who want to retake one or two papers in West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

According to John Kapi, the head of public affairs at WAEC, the initiative named WASSCE PC1, will allow students to resit specific subjects in January and February 2025, hence, removing the traditional waiting period for the next examination cycle.

This development will specifically help candidates in Ghana and some other West African countries whose WAEC results were released recently, retake their failed paper earlier.

Kapi described the move as a significant milestone for education in West Africa. “This initiative offers students a timely opportunity to improve their grades and maintain academic progression,” he said…