The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the opening of online portals for school recognition and the upload of Continuous Assessment Scores (CASS) for the upcoming 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
In a statement released on Monday, addressed to school principals and titled “WASSCE (SC) 2025: OPENING OF ONLINE PORTALS FOR SCHOOL RECOGNITION AND UPLOAD OF CASS 1 & 2”, WAEC urged schools wishing to present candidates for the 2025 WASSCE to complete their recognition process and upload the necessary CASS data within the stipulated deadlines.
The statement, referenced as BN/ZC/MOE/15/VOL.2/139 and signed by Mr. A. Adebolu, Head of Exams for the Branch Controller, emphasized the importance of meeting the deadlines to avoid any disruptions in the examination process.
The statement noted, “The school recognition portal will be open for the recognition of new schools from 2 September to 13 December 2024.”
“All schools seeking approval for WASSCE (SC) 2025 are advised to make the appropriate payments and complete their application process within this period.”
It further stated that the online recognition portal will be accessible from 2 September to 13 December 2024 for new schools, while the CASS 1 & 2 upload portal will remain open from 2 September to 20 December 2024.
Schools must ensure timely compliance, as the portals will close at midnight on the respective due dates.
The statement read, “The CASS upload portal for CASS 1 & 2 will be open from 2 September to 20 December 2024.”
“Consequently, all schools presenting candidates for WASSCE (SC) 2025 are urged to upload their CASS 1 & 2 data before the closing date.”
“Please note that the portals will close at midnight on the due dates, and no further requests will be entertained after the closure.”
It was reported last Monday on the release of the 2024/25 WAEC results. Out of the 1,805,216 candidates who sat the exam, 1,332,089 received credits in five subjects, including either Mathematics or English language, while 1,301,949 obtained credits in five subjects, including both Mathematics and English language, accounting for 72.9 per cent of the total candidates.
This represents a 7.6 per cent decrease in examination performance compared to the 2023 WASSCE. Additionally, 215,267 results were withheld due to examination malpractice, accounting for 11.92 per cent of the total number of candidates.
