2025 WASSCE: WAEC BEGINS PRIVATE CANDIDATES (FIRST SERIES EXAMINATION REGISTRATION)

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates 2025 – First Series has been scheduled for February, 2025.

WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2025 – First Series would be an urban-based examination. It is intended to help candidates, who have deficiencies in their WASSCE results, bridge the gap. Nineteen (19) subjects would be available for the examination. Prospective candidates are advised to visit the Council’s corporate website – www.waecnigeria.org to confirm available examination towns and subjects before obtaining the registration PIN.

REGISTRATION FOR THE EXAMINATION

Registration for WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2025 – First Series will be online. After obtaining the Registration PIN, candidates should log on to www.waeconline.org.ng 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 examination centres.

REGISTRATION PERIOD

The registration period is from Monday, December 16, 2024 to Monday, January 6, 2025.

MODE OF PAYMENT

Candidates are expected to pay a non-refundable registration fee of Twenty-Seven Thousand Naira (N27,000) only, at branches of any of the following banks or any of the WAEC Registration centres or accredited agents and obtain the Registration PIN:

Access Bank Plc

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc

Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc

United Bank for Africa Plc

Ecobank Plc

Heritage Bank Plc

Standard Chartered Bank Plc

Unity Bank Plc

Fidelity Bank Plc

Jaiz Bank

Sterling Bank Plc

WEMA Bank Plc

First Bank of Nig. Ltd

Polaris Bank Ltd

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc

Zenith Bank Plc

First City Monument Bank Plc

In addition, candidates will be required to pay five hundred naira (N500.00) commission to the banks/accredited agents.

Candidates can also explore any of the following cashless payment channels to procure registration token with credit/debit card.

Bencwize Limited * Paga * Coralpay * Cyberspace Ltd

Brinq Africa * Palmpay * Etranzact * Fidelity Bank

Broadshift Technologies Ltd * Paycom * IQ Pay * Itex

Citiserve Ltd * System Specs Ltd * Unified payments * UBA

Xpress payment * Interswitch * Capricorn Ltd * Kuda