This article gives explicitly discusses everything you need to prepare and pass WAEC 2022/2023 examination.
In a recent publication, in Joy news recorded that as many as 204,831 out of the 446,352 candidates who sat for examinations this year scored above C6. 45.89 percent of them scored between D7 and F9 in mathematics whilst 45.92 percent scored the same marks for English Language.
All these records of failure in WAEC always put fear in the minds of students, scholars and parents that want their children to pass WAEC examination excellently. In fact, I had to do thorough research before publishing this article to find out the countries that performed best in WAEC and some of the reasons why students fail the examination. The infographics above is a clear representation of the result of my research.
If you took your time to read the content of that infographics, you will notice that most students fail WAEC examination for three reasons;
- Bad reading habit.
- Distraction from social media.
- Bad education system so self studying must be encouraged.
We are not going to look deep into those reasons because it is beyond the scope of this article. However, it is also important to note that anyone who really want to pass WAEC must overcome these three causes.
Now the question will is “how can one overcome the cause of these incessant failure in WAEC examination?” I have been able to gather some tips that can really help students to pass WAEC 2022/2023 examination in one of my articles CLICK TO READ MORE How to Pass WAEC Examination 2022/2023 Preparation Guide ‘NO APOR’.
But before we move to that, it is also necessary to know what WAEC examination is all about, especially if you haven’t written the exam before. Remember that you can’t defeat a war if you do not know who you are fighting. So, it is necessary for me to also teach you every thing a WAEC candidate must know before taking the examination.
History of the West African Examination Council (WAEC)
WAEC is the acronym for the “West African Examination Council“. It is an examination body established in 1952 with the responsibility of conducting West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), for university and JAMB entry examination, in five West African countries namely: Ghana, Nigeria, Gambia, Liberia and Sierria Leone.
It will surprise you to know that the West African Examination Council (WAEC), was established following the meeting held by the University of London school examination matriculation council, University of Cambridge local examinations syndicate and the West African departments of education. These examination bodies met in 1948 to discuss the well-being of West African and its education standard.
After the meeting, they agreed to send a spy, Dr. George Barker Jeffery to West Africa. On returning back from his visit, Dr. George Barker Jeffery came up with an appeal for the establishment of WAEC (An internationally recognized examination body in Africa).
The examination bodies reviewed his request, and accepted to do just as he said. They asked the concerted effort of the government of some countries which Dr. George had spied, and the West African Examination Council (WAEC), became a full-fledged and recognized international examination body in 1952.
Number of Subjects Taken By WAEC Candidates
According to WAEC, candidates can either choose 9(nine) or 8(eight) subjects from the subjects you studied in secondary school. Frankly speaking, there is no particular number of subjects to choose.
However, it is advisable to select 9(nine) subjects during WAEC registration. Somehow, it will increase your chances of success in the examination.
Candidates are required to enter and sit for a minimum of eight (8) and a maximum of nine (9) subjects.
Requirement For Admission Into Tertiary Institutions With WAEC
Candidates are expected to have at least 5(five) Credit in the examination to gain admission with the result into any tertiary institution.
Meanwhile, it is worthy to know that having a Credit grade is compulsory for English Language and Mathematics. That is to say, you must score at least a Credit, in English language, Mathematics, and other three subjects related to what you want to study in the instruction.
How WAEC Questions Looks Like
WAEC examination questions usually has two parts. The theory part and the objective part. Please read assiduously as I explain the the two parts below.
The Theory part: Here, you will be asked to answer questions without any given option. You are expected to give full detail on the questions you will be asked, in this part.
The Objective part: Unlike the theory part, the objective part comprises questions, where options will be given for you to choose from (they are usually the first part in your question paper).
I hope this will be guide for parents, candidates and all my readers to have an overview of the examination body, ‘West African Examination Council (WAEC)’ . You cant go to strong man’s house to fight without knowing his flaws or weakness to overcome him. CLICK TO READ MORE How to Pass WAEC Examination 2022/2023 Preparation Guide ‘NO APOR’.
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