The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the introduction of resit examinations for candidates of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
This new initiative will allow candidates to retake specific papers as early as January and February 2025, marking a departure from the traditional practice of waiting for the next private exam cycle.
Confirming the development, WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, John Kapi, disclosed the details during an interview on JoyNews’ AM Show in Ghana.
“Students who access their results now and realise they need to resit one or two papers have until 8th January to register online through our website or at WAEC-accredited internet cafés,” Kapi explained.
The exams, officially referred to as the WASSCE PC1, are scheduled to take place between 24th January and 15th February 2025.
Kapi also clarified that students whose results were cancelled for reasons other than bans for malpractice are eligible to take the resit exams. “Students whose results have been cancelled can sit for the WASSCE PC1 exams, provided they have not been banned for malpractice,” he added.
