CBT: WAEC hails Ekiti for upgrading schools’ ICT facilities

The West African Examinations Council has commended the Ekiti State Government for upgrading ICT facilities in public schools ahead of the planned migration of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination to a Computer-Based Test format.

WAEC Branch Controller in Ekiti, Amos Dogari, said the investment would ensure that students and teachers in the state are adequately prepared for the new examination system while also promoting digital literacy and examination integrity.

Dogari, who spoke during an advocacy visit to the state Commissioner for Education, Dr Olabimpe Aderiye, in Ado Ekiti, described the meeting as “highly productive,” noting that it focused on modalities for the transition to CBT.

He added that WAEC would soon embark on sensitisation programmes across the three senatorial districts to enlighten students, teachers, and parents about the process.

The WASSCE CBT format is a hybrid model—multiple-choice questions will be answered on-screen, while essay and practical questions will be displayed on-screen but answered in paper booklets. The goal is to modernise the exam, speed up result processing, improve efficiency, and enhance security against malpractice,” Dogari said.

The branch controller also clarified that Ekiti State was not indebted to WAEC.

Commissioner Aderiye, on her part, said all public secondary schools in Ekiti had been equipped with laptops and other ICT tools, which would be deployed to ease the transition. She reaffirmed the government’s commitment to embedding technology in education.

WAEC had earlier announced that the full migration of the WASSCE to CBT would be completed by 2026. The Head of National Office, Dr Amos Dangut, recently told lawmakers in Abuja that the transition, which started with private candidates in 2024, had already recorded “significant progress” and would be expanded nationwide.