Registration for the 2021 WAEC CASS has commenced on WAEC CASS Portal. Approved West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Schools have been mandated to upload their students’ Continuous Assessment Score before registering for them for the WASSCE for School Candidates Examinations. Read on to see more details below.
All approved schools are to register their Senior Secondary School Students at the conclusion of their SS 1 class and also upload their Continuous Assessment scores for each subject on the WAEC CASS Platform.
This exercise is to be repeated at the conclusion of their SS2 class and finally, their SS3 CASS, before the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) commences for that year.
Before you go on to see the 2021 WAEC CASS registration process and other details, get to read a little about the (WAEC).
About West Africa Examination Council
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is an examination board established by law in 1952 to determine the examinations required in the public interest in the English-speaking West African countries.
It also conducts the examinations and award certificates comparable to those of equivalent examining authorities internationally. The council has contributed to education in the Anglophonic countries of West Africa.
They also formed an endowment fund to contribute to education in West Africa, through lectures and aid to those who cannot afford education.
WAEC’s vision is to be a world-class examining body that adds value to its stakeholders’ educational goals. Its mission is to remain Africa’s foremost examining body, providing qualitative and reliable educational assessment.
Detailed Information on WAEC CASS
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) Continuous Assessment Score Capturing System (CASS) forms 30 per cent of students grade in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates.
The continuous assessment capturing starts from the SS1 class but the CASS used to compute the total score for the terminal examination is the one recorded at SS3.
This implies that all students in SS1 and SS2 classes in your school should be registered in the WAEC CASS software. This software will allow uploading the scores of your student in their examinations right from SS1.
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1. The new system will commence from SS1, where all the subjects offered by the students would be uploaded along with their respective CASS. During registration, the personal bio-data and images of each student will be uploaded.
2. After registration at this level (SS 1), each candidate will be issued with a CASS Reference Number (CRN) which would be used to track their progress throughout the Senior Secondary classes till registration of WASSCE.
3. CRN remains tied to each candidate regardless of transfer from one school to another.
4. The CRN must be provided before candidates would be eligible for WASSCE registration.
5. Each student is expected to enrol for a minimum of eight and a maximum of twenty subjects in SS1 with a maximum of nine subjects while uploading SS3 CASS.
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6. SS1 and SS2 CASS should be uploaded at the end of the promotion examinations for each year and not later than August 31 of each year.
7. SS3 CASS should be uploaded along with the WASSCE registration. No school would be allowed to register candidates for WASSCE without CASS Reference Number issued to the candidates in SS1.
8. Schools seeking recognition should apply for such when their students are in SSS1 to obtain the CASS Reference Number (CRN) for WASSCE registration or move their students to a WAEC recognized school ahead of the examination for the acquisition of the CASS Reference Numbers.
9. CASS entry sheet pro form is available for download from the CASS website: to serve as a guide to help gather students data for subsequent capture on the CASS offline or online system.
- The prerequisites and installation file for WAEC CASS offline, as well as the user manual, can also be downloaded from the site.
10. The online site would be opened for uploading on June and closes on August 31st each year.
11. Each school should ensure that this target date is achieved as the inability to upload within this time frame may disqualify the candidates from registering for WASSCE.
WAEC CASS Amendment/Correction of Entries
This is to inform schools that the fee for amendment on WAEC CASS is now N5,000 per candidate. Please take note of the following details below;
- Errors in Surname, first name and other name means that the number of errors is three (3) and the cost is N5,000.
- The swapping of names is now N5,000. For instance, Ciroma Chukuma Adekunle can be swapped to Adekunle Ciroma Chukuma at a fee of N5,000.
- Please note that the swapping of names should not lead to complete change/substitution of the full name.
- The candidate’s name may be added at a fee of N5000.
- Amendment of a subject is now N5,000.
- All other requests for amendment of CASS such as date of birth and gender e.t.c also cost N5,000 each.
- Interested Schools should download and complete the amendment form via to effect payment at the Account Section, WAEC, Ojo.
WAEC CASS Online Portal for Registration
Schools will need to create an account on the Assessment Capture Online Portal to enable the login and upload of West African Examinations Council (WAEC) CASS for ss1 from the offline registration software.
To register an account, follow the steps below:
1. Go to
2. Click on Register New User
3. Fill in the required information and click on Create Account.
4. The next page will display a message shown below.
- User details successfully submitted.
- You will need to verify your account by entering any school PIN obtained from a school.
5. Click on the link Back to School Login.
6. If it does not take you back, click on this link .
7. Type in your user name (email address) and password and click on Sign in.
8. The next page that load, type in the registered email address (user name) and the school WAEC CASS identification pin. The WAEC Cass Identification PIN is obtained from the school authority. It is made up of 17 numeric digits.
9. Finally click on the Verify PIN button link to proceed. If all details are entered correctly, this will take y
ou to the WAEC Online Continuous assessment Capture Portal dashboard.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the full meaning of WAEC CASS?
Ans = WAEC CASS basically stands for West African Examination Council (WAEC) Continuous Assessment.
2. What does WAEC CASS do?
Ans = The West African Examination Council (WAEC) Continuous Assessment (CASS) Score Capturing System is important because it forms 30 per cent of students grade in the WASSCE for School Candidates.
3. How can I register for WAEC CASS?
Ans = WAEC CASS registration is to be carried out by approved West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Schools. Go through this post to see how you can go about the registration.
4. What is the WAEC CASS Reference Number (CRN) used for?
Ans = It is issued to candidates and is used to track their progress throughout the Senior Secondary classes till registration of WASSCE.
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