WASSCE won’t clash with UTME, says WAEC boss

Head of National Office of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), Mr. Patrick Areghan says there is no clash in the dates of the body’s exams with that of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

In an interview with NAN on Saturday, Areghan who was reacting to a circular from the Ministry of Education, said information on the clash in dates was untrue.

“I want to assure the concerned stakeholders and indeed the general public that there is nothing to worry about as there is no clash in dates for our examination with the UTME, as seen in that circular.

“The UTME starts on Friday, May 6 and ends on May 14.

“Our examination for school candidates which is the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) starts on May 16 and not May 6, as is seen on the said circular.

“From our authentic timetable for candidates for the 2022 examination too, it shows that the papers slated for May 9, are what we call ‘Moving Exams’.

“It is just for the candidates to choose what they want to do for the practicals. Should any candidate fall in this category, he or she will be easily taken care of, by way of rescheduling another date for them.

“Therefore, aside this, I want to clarify that there is no clash with the JAMB-organised examination whatsoever.

“The UTME ends on May 14, while our WASSCE starts  two days after, being May 16 and not May  6,” the WAEC boss said.