The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) said it has not cancelled the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) as being claimed by some social media posts.
It also said it is not refunding money to candidates for cancelling the examination even as it pointed out that the council charges N13,950 for the SSCE examination, not N22,500.
The Council’s Head of National Office (HNO) Mr. Patrick Areghan, who made the clarifications in a statement said that the council only postponed the examination due to the Coronavirus pandemic, assuring that it would be rescheduled once the pandemic was over.
The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to a fake publication circulating in the social media that the West African Examinations Council had cancelled the conduct of WASSCE for school candidates in 2020 as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic and was, therefore, set to refund N22,500.00 to candidates who had enrolled for the examination.
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“WAEC, as an examining body in the sub-region, has not announced the cancellation of the examination; it only announced a postponement until normalcy is restored.”
“The examination fee is N13,950.00 only, not N22,500.00. It is, therefore, not reasonable to refund candidates an amount higher than what they had paid to register for the examination.
“We wish to use this opportunity to reassure all registered candidates, schools and other stakeholders that once the situation returns to normal, the council will come up with a new international timetable for the conduct of the examination in the West African sub-region, after due consultations with relevant stakeholders. Candidates are, therefore, advised to disregard the publication and concentrate on studying hard for the examinations.”
