The results of the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series have been released by the West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, on Friday.

The council began migration from traditional paper-based examinations to Computer-Based Examinations for its private candidates’ examinations.

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In a statement made available to the press, the council noted that the novel CB-WASSCE entailed using a hybrid technique where all questions were projected on the computer.

The statement said answers to the essay and test of practical questions were supplied in booklets given to the candidates, while answers to the multiple-choice questions were supplied on the computer in real-time.

It revealed that the examination was conducted between Wednesday, January 31 and Saturday, February 17, 2024.

The performance of the candidates were analyzed and the result showed that out of the 8,139 candidates who sat for the examination, 3,424 candidates representing 42.07 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects (with or without English Language and/or Mathematics).

Moreso, 2,519 candidates representing 30.95 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.