WAEC GCE Registration Form 2023 – Instructions and Guidelines

West African Examinations Council (WAEC) GCE Registration Form 2023 is out. See below for the Date, Requirements and how to apply.

This is to inform the Intending candidates for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2023 – First Series are hereby informed that the registration has commenced.

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) conducts two series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates per year. The WASSCE for Private Candidates-First Series is done in Jan/Feb, while the Second Series is done in Oct/Nov.

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WAEC GCE Timetable 2022/2023 is out – WAEC Private Second Series Timetable

Candidates should also note that the 2023 WAEC GCE registration procedure has been designed to accommodate biometric features that will be used for validation at the examination centres.

Closing Date and Exam Fee

• The closing date is Friday, January 20, 2023.
• Walk-in registration is Thirty Thousand, Five Hundred Naira (N30,500.00) only per candidate. Registration must be done not less than twenty-four hours before the scheduled time of the paper(s) intended to sit for.

List of Approved Subjects for WAEC GCE First Series

S/N	Subject Name	Subject Code
1	COMMERCE	103
2	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	104
3	CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES	202
4	ECONOMICS	203
5	GEOGRAPHY	204
6	GOVERNMENT	205
7	ISLAMIC STUDIES	208
8	LITERATURE IN ENGLISH	210
9	CIVIC EDUCATION	216
10	ENGLISH LANGUAGE	302
11	HAUSA	327
12	IGBO	328
13	YORUBA	329
14	FURTHER MATHEMATICS	401
15	GENERAL MATHEMATICS	402
16	AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE	502
17	BIOLOGY	504
18	CHEMISTRY	505
19	PHYSICS	512

How to Apply for WAEC GCE Registration Form 2023

Candidates are expected to pay a registration fee of Eighteen Thousand Naira (N18,000) only, at branches of any of the following banks or any accredited agent and obtain the Registration PIN and Information VCD:

• Access Bank Plc
• Ecobank Plc
• Fidelity Bank Plc
• First Bank of Nig
• First City Monument Bank Plc
• Guaranty Trust Bank Plc
• Heritage Bank Plc
• Jaiz Bank
• Polaris Bank Ltd
• Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc
• Standard Chartered Bank Plc
• Sterling Bank Plc
• Union Bank of Nigeria Plc
• United Bank for Africa Plc
• Unity Bank Plc
• WEMA Bank Plc
• Zenith Bank Plc

Also, candidates will be required to pay a Five Hundred Naira (N500.00) commission to the banks/accredited agents.

After obtaining the Registration PIN, candidates should log on to https://registration.waecdirect.org/ for registration.

NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (NIN):

• Each Candidate is expected to have a National Identification Number for the Registration exercise.

CANDIDATES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:

• Candidates with special needs will also register online like other candidates but they must clearly state their Impairments e.g Visual, Low vision, Spastic, Speech, Hard to hear, etc

Completion of Registration

• Candidates MUST conclude registration within two weeks of first access to the website during the registration period. They should ensure that their names, gender, passport photographs, dates of birth and subjects are correct. They are also to print the Admission Notice, as Evidence of successful registration, which will serve as identification during the examination. The Result Checker PIN will also be on the Admission Notice. The acceptable fingerprint Scanner is UareU digitalPersona fingerprint device.

General Information

• Candidates should view the Information VCD before they register for the examination
• Candidates should note that the registration fee is not refundable
• Candidates should continue to check the website for the examination Timetable
• Entries must be uploaded with passport photographs captured with a digital camera. The specification of the digital camera should be Microsoft HD 3000. The passport photographs must be of good quality BLACK & WHITE OR COLOUR (JPEG File only, 275 by 314 pixels with 72 dbi resolution) and with a CONTRASTING BACKGROUND. There must be no obstructive items. Please note that the submission of a defaced or poor quality photography by a candidate would automatically invalidate the entry of the candidate. For further details, visit www.waecnigeria.org
• Candidates should study the Regulations and Syllabuses for the examination which they can download from WAEC website (www.waeconline.org.ng) using the Registration PIN
• Candidates must go to examination halls in mufti and without arms. No professional uniform of any kind will be allowed in the examination halls

ALSO – WAEC GCE Registration Form 2023 – Instructions and Guidelines

• The entire result of candidates who sit for the examination in more than one centre will be cancelled -Smoking is not allowed in the examination hall
• Any Candidate that comes into the examination hall with mobile phone(s) and /or any other electronic gadget(s) will have his or her entire results cancelled
• Candidates must ensure that their entries are correctly completed before uploading as the Council will not be held responsible for errors in candidates’ particulars. Request for amendments will NOT BE entertained on any information which a candidate voluntarily gives at the point of registration.
• Candidates must come into the examination hall with their original Admission Notice
• Candidates who engage in examination malpractice will not only have their results cancelled but may be prosecuted
• Candidates must ensure they provide valid email and telephone number(s) during registration
• All Candidates b be prepared to observe all COVID-19 Regulations