Education
Provide 250 computers, CCTV cameras, others, or else.. . – WAEC to participating schools
Written By: Abdullahi Izuagbe
05 Sep 2025 04:36 AM
Port Harcourt, Rivers – The West African Examinations Council ( WAEC) has released requirements for schools willing to participate in the transition from paperwork examinations to Computer Base Test ( CBT) for 2026 and subsequent examinations.
The requirements include putting in place a minimum of 250 functional laptops with 10 per cent backups, a robust computer server capable of supporting 250 systems simultaneously, and a Local Area Network setup.
Other mandatory requirements include functional air conditioners and lighting, uninterrupted electricity supply, a backup generator with at least 40kVA capacity, CCTV cameras, and a holding room or reception facility for candidates.
Head of Examinations, WAEC, Mr Lucky Njoagwuani, disclosed this on Thursday during a sensitisation programme in Port Harcourt.
Njoagwuani noted that the move to CBT would cut logistics costs, improve exam security, and widen accessibility.
“We started with the fourth series of our private candidate exam about two years ago, and it was successful. This year’s private candidate exam, second series, is fully computer-based with no option for pen and paper. Invariably, next year’s school candidate exam will be fully computer-based as well,” he said.
The Port Harcourt Zonal Coordinator of WAEC, Mr Adeniran-Amusan Akim, urged schools to begin upgrading their ICT centres in line with WAEC standards, stressing that the CBT system “is here to stay.”
He added that schools unable to meet the requirements would be assigned to designated centres.
“WAEC will not lower the standards. Any school that wants to host the exams within its premises must provide the required equipment and infrastructure,” Akim stated.
The requirements include putting in place a minimum of 250 functional laptops with 10 per cent backups, a robust computer server capable of supporting 250 systems simultaneously, and a Local Area Network setup.
Other mandatory requirements include functional air conditioners and lighting, uninterrupted electricity supply, a backup generator with at least 40kVA capacity, CCTV cameras, and a holding room or reception facility for candidates.
Head of Examinations, WAEC, Mr Lucky Njoagwuani, disclosed this on Thursday during a sensitisation programme in Port Harcourt.
Njoagwuani noted that the move to CBT would cut logistics costs, improve exam security, and widen accessibility.
“We started with the fourth series of our private candidate exam about two years ago, and it was successful. This year’s private candidate exam, second series, is fully computer-based with no option for pen and paper. Invariably, next year’s school candidate exam will be fully computer-based as well,” he said.
The Port Harcourt Zonal Coordinator of WAEC, Mr Adeniran-Amusan Akim, urged schools to begin upgrading their ICT centres in line with WAEC standards, stressing that the CBT system “is here to stay.”
He added that schools unable to meet the requirements would be assigned to designated centres.
“WAEC will not lower the standards. Any school that wants to host the exams within its premises must provide the required equipment and infrastructure,” Akim stated.
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