If you want to take the WAEC GCE next year, then you should hurry up and
register! Registration for WAEC GCE 2017/2018 is going to close in a
few weeks, so what are you waiting for? While you are here, though, take
a few minutes to read up on this exam and learn how you can register
for it. Check it out!
What you need to know about WAEC GCE 2017-2018
West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE)
(Private), commonly referred to as WAEC GCE, is a twice-yearly exam
meant for those who want to receive a West African Senior School
Certificate. The exam comes in two series. The first one usually happens
in January/February with registration starting in October. The second
one is held in August/September with registration starting in April. The
registration for the first series began on October 9, 2017. It will
close on December 29, 2017, so if you want to make it, we recommend you
to get a move on! But before you do, learn a little bit more about the
exam and the registration process.
There are 19 approved subjects you can choose from for your examination. They include: English Language (compulsory)
General Mathematics (compulsory)
Agricultural Science
Biology
Commerce
Civic Education
Chemistry
Christian Religious Studies
Financial Accounting
Economics
Geography
Government
Islamic Studies
Literature in English
Hausa Igbo
Yoruba
Further Mathematics
Physics
You
have to choose at least five subjects (seven, if you count English and
Maths) in order to take GCE. The maximum amount of subjects you can
select is seven (nine, if you count English and Maths). As of writing
this article, the WAEC GCE timetable has not been made available yet. It
should appear two weeks before the examination starts. If you want to
know about the GCE timetable as soon as it appears, visit
registration.waecdirect.org/FirstSeries/TimeTable.htm regularly.
If
you want to take the WAEC GCE test, you will have to register first. The
WAEC registration might seem a little bit complicated, but we will get
you through the necessary steps. Check them out!
Step 1. In
order to obtain a registration pin/code, you need to pay ₦13,950 (+₦500
commission) at a bank or an accredited agent. Click here for the list of
banks where you can pay the fee and obtain the registration pin. Along
with the pin, you will also get an information VCD. Be aware that the
examination fee is not refundable. If you lose your registration pin,
you will have to buy another one. Once you have acquired your pin, go to
registration.waecdirect.org to start the registration process by
carefully reading all of the provided information. When you are done, it
is time to start your registration for real. software
Step 2.
GCE registration requires you to provide your fingerprints along with
other personal data. If you do not have a scanner, you can visit a
registration centre to have your fingerprints processed. If you have a
Digital Persona fingerprint scanner, you can do this at home. You can
find the link for the necessary software at the end of this article. In
the fingerprint software, scan your fingerprints, provide your name
(first, last and other names), e-mail and create a username and password
for your WAEC registration.
After you have finished with the
fingerprints, log in to registration.waecdirect.org with your username
and password and submit your registration pin to continue.
Step 3.
What you need to do next is fill the rest of your personal information.
This includes your maiden name (if you have one), gender, date of
birth, marital status, disability, state of origin and nationality. If
you do not have a disability, write NONE in the required field. Make
sure that all of your names do not exceed 40 characters including spaces
between them.
Step 4. Upload a scanned passport photo of
yourself to your application. The photo has to be of good quality and
feature a white background. The format of the file should be .jpg, and
its size should be between 7 and 15 kilobytes. The dimensions of the
photo have to be exactly 275*314 pixels. That is very precise, we know,
but those are the requirements.
Step 5. Provide your contact
information. This includes your telephone number, e-mail address,
residential and postal addresses, city and state. Providing a phone
number is essential, as it is going to be the main way of communicating
with you.
Step 6. Choose your preferred state and area for
examination. You can find the link to a full list at the end of the
article. Choose carefully, as you will not be able to change the
examination area after you have submitted your application. You cannot
choose the exact examination centre, as it will be automatically
assigned to you. However, if it becomes unavailable, you will be
reassigned to the nearest centre. tests
Step 7. Choose the
subjects you want to register for. As we have mentioned before, English
Language and General Mathematics are compulsory, so they are already
preselected. You can choose from five to seven other subjects to add to
your examination.
Step 8. Before you submit your registration
form, you will have to read the declaration and check the necessary
boxes before proceeding. The site will not let you submit the form until
you do that.
Step 9. Once you have done all that, click
accept to see a preview of your registration form. If you want to change
something, click the Edit button. If you want to make changes later,
click the Save button. Be aware that you can only make changes three
times. many students If all is how it should be, click the Submit
button. However, once you press it, you cannot go back and change
anything. Therefore, you have to be confident that everything is right
before submitting the form.
Step 10. As soon as you
successfully complete and submit the registration form, you will be
assigned to an examination centre and receive an examination number.
Print the admission notice, which will have all the necessary
information about you. You will need it to get into the examination
centre. And that is how you register for WAEC GCE! Continue reading to
find some useful links that will help you in your registration even
further.
Source: SundiataPost