WAEC May/June 2017/2018 Registration Has Now Begins - See Guidelines, Price & Deadline

This is to inform the general public, principal, school proprietress, parents and students that wish to register for the 2017/2018 WAEC MAY/JUNE exam that the Registration has started.
See more information below:

1.0 INTRODUCTION

The West African Examinations Council e-Registration System is a user friendly online registration package for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination. It allows School schools in Nigeria to register their candidates online through the Internet.
The WAEC e-Registration service makes registration easier for the schools and also eliminates errors in registration information which are hitherto made on paper and only detected while processing the paper forms by WAEC. Such documents as Timetable and Syllabus for the examination could easily be printed or downloaded by the School Authorities. It is our belief in WAEC that this new process will lead to a revolution in Information Technology (IT) development in School education in Nigeria 
This manual provides the step by step procedure and training guide for WAEC personnel and Schools Principals/Examination Officers on the e-Registration System.

2.0 PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION

This manual covers the following:
Ø Payment for the examination
Ø Identification of Examination Officer
Ø Registration of Candidates
Ø Reviewing/Editing of Candidates Information
Ø Generation of Examination Numbers
Ø Downloading of Information
Ø Offline Registration

2.1 Payment for the examination

Schools are expected to collect the approved registration fees from all their candidates and issue one bank draft in favour of The West African Examinations Council (WAEC). This cheque is paid at the WAEC Zonal/Branch Office in charge of their State. The designated WAEC Finance Officer in the Zonal/Branch Office enters information regarding the payment on his computer and issued the school a scratch card or pay voucher containing information to enable the Principal/Examination Officer sign up to the e-Registration Website.
However, to make the online registration trouble-free especially for schools without Internet Service in their locality, we have made provision for offline registration on their standalone PCs or through Business Centers in their locality. The CD-ROM containing this offline registration facility will be given to schools along with the pay voucher upon payment. This also means that schools could start registering their candidates as they collect entry fees from them. Please see details of the offline registration in Section 2.8.

2.2 Identification of School Principal/Examination Officer

Once a school has collected a Scratch Card or Pay Voucher as the case may be, the school could visit the WAEC e-Registration website through an accredited examination officer usually appointed by the school to co-ordinate the registration of candidates for the examination. The School Examination Officer could visit the e-Registration website as follows:

2.2.1 How to Visit the WAEC E-Registration Website

All a school requires is Internet Explorer which comes standard with Microsoft Windows. To get to this website, launch the Windows Internet Explorer on your PC and type the following http://www.waeconline.org.ng While in this website, click on the "May/June Examinations" icon. This takes you straight to the e-Registration home page.
Notes: Your computer must be connected to the Internet to do this.
For schools without Internet connection, they could register at the WAEC Zonal/Branch Office in charge of their State or the nearest Cyber café or use the offline registration facility.

2.2.2 Examination Officer - Sign Up as a New User

For a School Principal/Examination Officer to use the e-Registration Website as a new user, the school must have procured the Online Registration Scratch Card or Pay Voucher from the WAEC Zonal/Branch Office in charge of his/her State. The Examination Officer could then use the PIN (Personal Identification Number) on the Scratch Card or Pay Voucher to sign up as a new user. He could do this by;
Supplying the PIN for his/her school
Clicking on the "Sign Up" menu
The Examination Officer's Information Page is displayed if the PIN is valid

2.2.3 Entering Examination Officer's Information Personal Details

Each school has its own Examination Officer, who administers the registration process.
The Examination Officer must enter his personal details as well as his school detailed information on this page.
Note: All the Boxes marked (*) are compulsory fields and must be filled.
· After all the required entries have been made, click the Sign Up button
· If the User-Id already exists; the message "User Id already Exists" will be displayed
· ** To correct this error, change the User-Id and click again on the Sign Up button
· This action launches the Registration Details Page when the entries are valid

2.2.4 Examination Officer - Login as Existing User

A School Examination Officer who has carried out 2.2.2 and 2.2.3 above will not have to repeat the procedure for him to visit the E-Registration website.
He will only need to go through the following steps to use the E-Registration Services:
· Click on the "Log In" on the cascade menu
· Type his/her school PIN, User-Id and password and the click the "Log In" button
· The system displays a Welcome Page.
· At "Welcome Page", the examination officer could choose to
ü List Registered Candidates,
ü Register More Candidates,
ü Download (Syllabus, Timetable and/or Template Form)
ü Log out from the site.

2.3 Registration of Candidates

Once a School Examination Officer is properly identified by the system, he/she could register as many candidates as the PIN allocated to the school will allow him. The following are the steps the examination officer will take to register candidates:
· Sign up/Login to the E-Registration Website as described in Section 2.2 above
· Click "Register" on the cascade menu
· The Center Number, the School Name, and the number of entries remaining for the school with the Registration Form will be displayed
· Each Candidate's personal details such as Surname, First Name, Date of Birth, Sex and subjects must be entered. The candidate's passport photograph and signature must also be captured. See how to capture candidate's passport photograph and signature in Section 2.8.
Note: All the Boxes marked (*) are compulsory fields and must be filled.

2.3.1 How to Select Subjects for Candidate

· The approved subjects for the examination are displayed in the Available Subject List Box
· English Language and General Mathematics have been pre-selected
· Select the subject in the Available Subject "List Box" and click on ">" Icon
· Clicking on ">" icon moves the selected subject from the "List Box" to the corresponding "Text Box" at the right side of Available Subject "List Box".
Note: that a candidate is expected to register for at least 8 subjects.
To deselect already Selected Subject do the following:
· Click on "X" in front of the subject to be deselected.
· The deselected subject moves back to the bottom of Available Subject "List Box"

2.3.2 Attaching Candidate's Passport Photograph

To attach a candidate's passport photograph do the following:

Outside the Online Form

· Scan the actual passport photograph of the candidate using a flatbed scanner or Take a passport photograph of the candidate with a digital camera
· The passport photo should be black and white, 35mm x 40mm in size with contrasting background
· The passport photograph must be clear and the candidate's face must NOT be obstructed in any way by items like glasses, sun glasses, head gear, etc
· Store the picture in JPEG format using candidate's name

From the Online Form

· Click the Browse Button by the "passport photo box" to locate the candidate's passport photo
· Locate the directory where the passport photograph is stored
· Click on the on the candidate's passport photograph
· Click "Open" to attach the candidate's passport photograph to the corresponding candidate's registration.
Notes: Once the candidate's passport photograph is attached to the registration information
it CANNOT be changed.
The scanned passport photograph will be on your certificate and all other documents in WAEC
2.3.3 Continuous Assessment Scores (CAS) for SSS I & II
It is compulsory that you enter the Continuous Assessment Scores (CAS) for SSS I and II along with your entry. The SSS III CAS should be added as soon as it is available bet before the examinations begin.

2.3.4 Candidate's Affirmation

Click on the "Checkbox" by the affirmation statement to affirm that all the entries including the attached passport photograph are correct.
Note: That when the checkbox is clicked, a mark "v" sign appears in the checkbox and this affirms that all entries are correct. You WILL NOT be able to submit this entry unless you click the affirmation checkbox.

2.3.5 To Submit Registration

· Be sure that the all registration information for the candidates are correct
· Click the Submit Button to register the candidate and save candidate's registration information.
Note: If the registration process is successful, the "Form Number" is displayed in the Submitted Page.

2.3.6 To Register More Candidates

· Click on "Register More" to register more candidates

2.4 Reviewing/Editing of Candidates Information

There may be a need to review the candidates that have been registered by a School Examination Officer. There may also be a need to make some changes to the entries of some of the candidates. It is possible to do this as follows:
Login as the authorized School Examination Officer as described in section 2.2 above
Click on List on the Cascade Menu to list already registered candidates
Click View at the extreme left of the record to display Candidate's Registration Details and passport photograph
Make changes to the entries and then click the affirmation checkbox and submit the form
Notes: You can make changes to a candidate's registration details only 3 times before the close
of entry
You CANNOT change the passport photograph of the candidate after you have generated examination number please.

2.5 Generating Examination Numbers

Ensure that all candidates' entries have been submitted before proceeding
A School Examination Officer is allowed to generate examination numbers for candidates in his/her school after he has completed the registration of all the candidates in his/her school by taking the following steps:
Login as the authorized school examination officer as described in section 2.2 above
Click on Generate Exam No Menu
A list of the candidates registered for the examination in the school is displayed
Print out entire candidates' information

2.6 Downloading of Information

School Examination Officers could download documents such as Syllabus, Form Template and/or Timetable as follows:
Login as the authorized school examination officer as described in section 2.2 above
Click Download on the cascade menu. The Download Centre page is displayed

2.6.1 Downloading the Syllabus

· To download the syllabus, take the following steps:
· Select subject in the subject list column.
· The File download Dialog Box appears with options to Save, Open, Cancel, More Info
· Click Save to save the downloaded file to a specified location.
· Click Open to open and view/print the syllabus
· Click Cancel to cancel the downloading Process
· Click More Info to get more information about Downloading
OR DOWNLOAD MANUALLY HERE

2.6.2 Downloading the Registration Form Template

· To download the Form Template, click Form Template
· The File download Dialog Box appears with options to Save, Open, Cancel, More Info
· Click Save to save the downloaded file to a specified location.
· Click Open to open and View/Print the Form Template
· Click Cancel to cancel the downloading Process
· Click More Info to get more information about Downloading

2.6.3 Downloading Examination Timetable

· To download the Timetable, Click on Timetable
· The File download Dialog Box appears with options to Save, Open, Cancel, More Info
· Click Save to save the downloaded file to a specified location.
· Click Open to open and View/Print the Timetable
· Click Cancel to cancel the downloading Process
· Click More Info to get more information about Downloading

2.7 Offline Registration

WAEC introduced the Offline Registration option for schools that have PCs but are not on the Internet. This service is also put in place for schools without PCs who could be assisted by Cyber Café or Business Center with computers and scanners/digital camera. This will enable the schools to capture registration details of their candidates and passport photographs, save the information on a CD-ROM or Flash RAM for uploading at WAEC Zonal/Branch Office in charge of their State. Each school will be given a CD-ROM containing the offline registration program, instruction manual and other WAEC Online Registration information during a training program to be organized for school principals and examination officers.
Please refer to the Offline Registration Instruction Manual for full instruction on how to use the Offline Registration Module.

2.7.1 Uploading Data From Offline Registration

For a school examination officer to upload data from the Offline Registration Package to the e-Registration System, the following steps must be followed:
· Pay the required fees to collect your payment voucher for the number of candidates
· Sign up following sections 2.2.2 and 2.2.3 as a new user or
· Login following section 2.2.4 as an existing user
· Click on Offline Upload
· To upload your entry with SSS I & II CAS, click on Main Entries from Upload from Offline Backup submenu under the Registration menu
· Click on Browse to select the location where the cmp data files (on the Offline backup device)
· Select the files 4......_!.cmp then press Add file until you have finished selecting all the backup cmp files.
· Click on Upload Now to validate and load the data.
· Please note that you may choose to add and upload the cmp files one at a time.
Uploading SSS III Continuous Assessment Scores (CAS)
· Click on Upload SSS 3 CAS and press Continue
· Click on Browse to select the location where the data file (on the Offline backup device) is
· Select the file named 4xxxxxx.xml
· Click on Upload to validate and load the data.

3.0 WAEC ZONAL/BRANCH OFFICES e-FACILITY

For schools in the rural areas and/or schools without computers and/or Internet facilities, WAEC has installed in all its Zonal/Branch Offices, Computers, Scanners, Printers, and Internet Service. This will enable such schools to register their candidates online or upload the candidates they have registered offline. This will surely make it possible for all schools to get their candidates register on time and with ease.
Schools wishing to use these facilities especially for scanning and printing may be required to pay a token for the facilities. Such additional fees will be communicated to the schools during the training program.
Thank you.

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Niger State Govt. – We Can’t Continue To Pay N800m As WASSCE Fees, While The Students Continuously Disgrace Us In The Exams

The Niger State Government said it would discontinue the payment of the West African Senior School Examination Certificate Examination and National Examination Council fees for its students in secondary schools in the state.

The state governor, Sani Bello, disclosed this on Tuesday when he visited the Justice Legbo Kutigi Secondary School to inspect the ongoing renovation of the school in Lavun Local Government Area of the state.

Bello said government could not continue to pay N800m every year for students only for just five per cent of them to pass the examinations.

He said government would rather invest such money in infrastructure development and provision of instructional materials for qualitative education.

“We must review the issue of the payment of NECO and WASSCE fees because at the moment, we owe the National Examination Council and the West African Examination Council about N800m. 

“Government spends such huge amount of money on students that cannot even have four credits. Only about five per cent of students will have four credits and above.

“Basically, it is like we are throwing away money. We will rather stop and invest the money in the facilities so that with time we will get good results.

“We have made efforts to pay part of the money and the results will be released.

“The Commissioner for Finance has met with NECO and WAEC officials and there is an understanding that the debt issue will be addressed,” he said.

He said the payment of examination fees would henceforth be based on criteria where only best performing students would be selected as beneficiaries.

But parents and guardians in the state have appealed to Bello to reverse government’s decision to stop the payment of WASSCE and NECO fees.

They argued that it would not only be a serious burden on them but that it would also affect the educational standard and future of their wards.

A Punch correspondent, who went round Minna, learnt that as a result of this decision, some parents might not be able to pay for these fees again, and this could truncate their children’s educational ambition.

A social critic, who is also a parent, Suleiman Dangana, said there was no wisdom in stopping the payment of WASSCE fees in the state.

Dangana said, “It is a sad development because the decision is targeted at poor parents, who cannot afford to pay the school fees of their children and since they cannot afford it their wards would have to withdraw from school and this will paint the state government in a bad light.”

Another parent, Mohammed Paiko, who spoke to our correspondent, appealed to the state government to look at the economic background of the students and urgently reverse the decision so that they would be able to compete with their counterparts from other states.

Paiko said, “If the state government goes ahead to implement this very sad and unfortunate decision, apart from increasing the number of children that will drop out of school, the future of our children will be hanging.”

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WAEC releases seized results of Bayelsa students

Bayelsa State's Commissioner for Education, Mr. Makson Fefegha, has said that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has finally released the results of the May/June examinations for students in all public schools in the state.According to Fefegha, the release of the results followed the government’s fulfillment of an agreement it reached with WAEC, including the payment of money owed the regional examinations body. Fefegha therefore called on parents and students, who sat for the May/June Senior Secondary School Certificate examinations to obtain their results online.

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WAEC Reveals Reasons Why 13 States Results Were Held In 2016 Exams

The West African African Examinations Council(WAEC) has revealed the reasons behind withholding certain results. An official of the council revealed the reason why certain students have to be used as the sacrificial lamb for the negligence of the State Government.
An Officer of the council, in person of Mr. Demianus Ojijeogu, mentioned the main reason when he was interviewed. He refused to mention the names of the the debtor states and said that the total sum of money owed amounts to more than N2bn, with one state owing N500m. With eight of the debtor states were from the north, while three and two states were from the South-South and South-West geo- political zones of the country, respectively.

He had this to say ” They reneged on the agreement we had during registration. We agreed that they should pay 40 per cent of the registration cost and pay the rest later. We used the payment to offset the backlog because some of them have owed us since 2014″.

“We even told them to give us Advance Payment Guaranty from reputable banks, but one of the states brought a document from a branch of a commercial bank, not even from the headquarters of the bank. We were lenient last year and we released the results. But, if you leave it to some of them, they will not pay for five or 10 years. We will not do that this year. That is our leverage and we cannot go bankrupt because of them,’’ he said.

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How Some Candidates Forget Their Expo in Answer Booklets - WAEC Reveals Growing Trend

The reason why many candidates forget their materials used for examination malpractice popularly know as 'Expo' in the booklets during WAEC exams, has been revealed.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Punch newspaper, the Public Relations Officer of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), Demianus Ojijeogu, revealed that some exam candidates who are in a hurry to submit their answer booklets to invigilators, forget their expo (materials used for examination malpractice) in their answer booklets.

While noting that some other candidates use different answer booklets from its authorised copies, he added that the council had reduced the incidence of impersonation in its examinations through its biometric registration process

“We encounter malpractice during the examination and during marking. Some leave the expo in the answer booklets. We see that all the time. Others use other answer booklets different from the council’s own. But, we discover these things during marking because the booklets do not have our serial numbers and they are not usually signed by the supervisors. Supervisors usually sign the booklets before they are given to the candidates.

“We have been able to handle impersonation through our biometric process but there is still collusion where candidates will copy exactly the same answers usually dictated by a teacher. We have our invigilators but the number is limited.  When you leave the centre or before we get there, they will do what they want,” he said.

He added that the council was still dealing with challenges of collusion, which involved teachers aiding candidates during examination.

Speaking further in the interview, Ojijeogu, disclosed that some candidates harassed supervisors, adding that the development had forced the council to adopt a more discreet approach in making announcements regarding examination malpractice.

“We no longer make noise about examination malpractice because examination supervision is a hazardous job. When candidates engage in malpractice, we just take their number and they fill a form. Some of our workers have been held hostage, female supervisors have been harassed. It is a hazardous job,” he added.

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WAEC Theory Exam Question To Be Marked With The Use Of Computer - See Why

The Head of Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Mr. Olutise Adenipekun. has concluded that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) is set to commence marking of its theoretical examination questions electronically in line with global best practices
He made this known during an interaction with the education writers, said that the project is scheduled to begin with the ongoing November /December West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
He said as a result of the development, candidates can no longer take their theory questions home after their examinations, as answer booklets are now combined with the question papers. 

According to Adenipekun, the adoption of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the conduct of the examination is aimed not only at ensuring near perfection but to also lead globally in the area of examination integrity.
He, however, added that the development does not mean that teachers who the body usually engage in the traditional marking method will be dropped, but that they will still be engaged to handle the electronic-marking project.

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An Excellent 2016/2017 May/June WASSCE Result From Another Beauty Queen (Photo)

Yes everybody who knows us will testify that we love excellent, smart and brilliant students who are always keen in setting goals and standard wherever they are.
Abubakar Faizah Sani is not left out, she is a student of Olumawu College located in 92 Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja.
She sat for the May/June WAEC Examination in her school and also came first and the best overall students in her school with 9A's.
She is also a muslim by religion.

We recently also brought you a news of Iloabuchi Vivian Chinonyerem who also made 9A's too in this year examination. This two girls have proven to be the real genius.
But it seems the science students especially the girls are taken over leaving the guys behind!!! Whats happening to our guys because as of now we are yet to see a guy who made 9A's as well.
Let us all join hands to celebrate this two genius Abubakar Faizah Sani and Iloabuchi Vivian Chinonyerem for its not easy to come out with this type of results in this buhari time [lols]

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