WAEC Results To Be Released In 60 Days
Beginning with the 2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination , the West African Examination Council has said that results will be released 60 days after the last paper is written.
To this end , the examination body has launched an initiative , Project 60 , and deployed over 60, 000 examiners to ensure that results are released 60 days after the conduct of the examination .
Head of Information, WAEC , Mr . Demianus Ojijeogu , said this on Thursday during an interview with our correspondent . While marking of the 2017 WASSCE has already commenced , Ojijeogu said that it would be concluded on June 10 .
Results from previous diets of the examination were released after 90 days.
He said , “Project 60 was a desire of the council to improve service delivery to its numerous stakeholders. By reducing how long it takes to release results after the exam , we are rendering quality service that will enable candidates to gain admission into universities .
“Coordination and marking of 2017 WASSCE for school candidates began on May 22 , 2017, with staff training and briefing . On May 23 , the staff checked and collected coordination materials . On May 24 , they departed to the 83 marking venues across the country designated for that purpose. Some 66 , 618 examiners are participating in the process.
“Chief examiners , team leaders and assistant examiners had their coordination meetings from May 26 to May 28 and marking will end on June 10 , 2017. The results will be released 60 days after the last paper was taken instead of the usual 90 days.’’
To this end , the examination body has launched an initiative , Project 60 , and deployed over 60, 000 examiners to ensure that results are released 60 days after the conduct of the examination .
Head of Information, WAEC , Mr . Demianus Ojijeogu , said this on Thursday during an interview with our correspondent . While marking of the 2017 WASSCE has already commenced , Ojijeogu said that it would be concluded on June 10 .
Results from previous diets of the examination were released after 90 days.
He said , “Project 60 was a desire of the council to improve service delivery to its numerous stakeholders. By reducing how long it takes to release results after the exam , we are rendering quality service that will enable candidates to gain admission into universities .
“Coordination and marking of 2017 WASSCE for school candidates began on May 22 , 2017, with staff training and briefing . On May 23 , the staff checked and collected coordination materials . On May 24 , they departed to the 83 marking venues across the country designated for that purpose. Some 66 , 618 examiners are participating in the process.
“Chief examiners , team leaders and assistant examiners had their coordination meetings from May 26 to May 28 and marking will end on June 10 , 2017. The results will be released 60 days after the last paper was taken instead of the usual 90 days.’’
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