WAEC: Over 80,000 Examiners Set To Mark 2023 SSCE Private Exam

No fewer than 81,559 examiners would be involved in the marking in 85 traditional venues and one e-marking venue.

The examination was conducted between Monday, May 8 and Friday, June 23.

In May, Head of National Office, WAEC, Mr. Patrick Areghan, disclosed that 1,621,853 candidates from 20,851 secondary schools wrote the examination.

“Out of this 798,810 are males, amounting to 49.25 percent, while 823,043 are females, which is 50.75 per cent of the total candidature. The statistics show that there is a further increase and decrease in the number of females and males respectively, compared to the 2022 diet. On the whole, the candidature for the 2023 WASSCE (SC) increased by 13, 868 over the figure of 2022 (1,607,985).”

Areghan explained that candidates were examined in 76 subjects, made up of 197 papers. About 30,000 practicing senior secondary school teachers, nominated by the various state Ministries of Education, participated in the examination as supervisors.