WAEC: Dear Private Candidates, 2017 GCE Registration Starts On Friday

WAEC: Dear Private Candidates, 2017 GCE Registration Starts On Friday

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that it will start registration for the General Certificate Examination (GCE) 2017 for private candidates on Friday, April 28, 2017.


The examination body  made the announcement earlier today on its official Twitter account @waecnigeria.

Registration for the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2017 will start this Friday. Kindly see the attached for more info. @IamKingDemian pic.twitter.com/tsZcBfzsHy

— WAEC NIGERIA (@waecnigeria) April 25, 2017

It read: “This is to inform intending candidates for the WASSCE for private candidates 2017 that registration begins on Friday this week.

“Candidates are expected to pay a registration fee of thirteen thousand, nine hundred fifty naira N13,950 at any of the approved bank or any accredited agents to obtain the registration pin and information VCD.

“Normal registration period is from Friday April 28 to June 28. After obtaining registration pin, candidates should log on to www.waeconline.org for registration.

“Candidates should also note that the registration procedure has been designed to accommodate biometric features that will be used for validation at the exam center.

“Candidates who wish to register for the exam after the close of entries can be accommodated as ” walk-in-candidates” provided they register 24hours to the start of the paper(s) they intend to write. The “walk-in-candidates” fee is twenty five thousand naira, N25,000.”