Waec to conduct GCE twice every year

The West African Examinations Council
says it will soon begin the conduct of its
examination for private candidates twice in
a year with effect from 2017.
The council Registrar, Dr Iyi Uwadiae, who
spoke on the sidelines of the council’s
“Registrar’s Staff Appraisal Committee’’
meeting on Wednesday in Accra,
Ghana, said, “The West Africa Senior School
Certificate Examination for private
candidates known as the November/
December diet for private candidates will
now be conducted in January/February and
August/September.’’
According to him, the measure is to ensure
that many private candidates, who desire
the certificate for various purposes, will
have the opportunity of writing the
examination and acquire the certificate.
He said, “We have concluded arrangements
to commence writing of our WASSCE for
private candidates twice a year from 2017