KEY POINTS

• The 2025 WASSCE will use different examination papers to tackle examination malpractice according to WAEC.
• Approximately 2 million students including a growing number of female participants will participate in the 2025 exam.
• WAEC maintains strict policies against any form of misconduct and has established tough punishment measures.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) intends to stop examination malpractice by introducing different examination sheets for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

WAEC introduces paper variations which means candidates will encounter individualized question sets in the 2025 examination session that starts on April 24 and ends on June 20 of the same year .

Commitment to academic integrity and modern technology

During a press briefing at WAEC National Office Yaba in Lagos Dr. Amos Dangut as the Nigeria National Office Head stressed the council’s dedication to incorporating modern technology in their examination processes.

We as an organization which values Modern Information and Communications Technology developments are pleased to launch Computer-based WASSCE for School Candidates according to the Director’s announcement.

Dr. Dangut announced that this year marked the start of unique examination questions for every candidate as a major achievement in academic integrity.

Rise in the examination numbers along with female student

A total of 1,973,253 candidates will participate in the 2025 WASSCE across 23,554 schools where 979,228 male and 994,025 female candidates have enrolled for an increase in both genders versus earlier years. Dr. According to Dangut the rising number of females participating in examinations remains positively significant.

Registration efficiency increases due to the addition of NIN Integration

For simplified registrations WAEC added National Identification Number (NIN) into their enrollment criteria. Dr. Dangut confirmed that NIN registration is not needed for first-time access to the registration portal to avoid superfluous obstacles for candidates.

Security concerns and partnership with authorities

Security concerns exist in Nigeria according to Dr. Dangut who added that specific regions dealt with threats during the last WASSCE. The board executed necessary measures to carry out examinations under secure conditions. WAEC maintains close cooperation with both the Nigeria Police Force and state governments to improve examination site security for the 2025 sessions.

WAEC introduces paper variations because of zero tolerance policy on malpractice

Dr. Dangut warned WAEC exam participants about serious consequences of engaging in malpractice as they would face harsh penalties for attempting any form of misconduct during examinations. The organization maintains its dedication to handling examination fraud decisively in all its forms he stated. The introduction of paper variations is to further combact malpratices.