THE West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, with 1,301,949 candidates, representing 72.9 per cent of those who sat for the examination, earning credits in five subjects, including Mathematics and English Language.
This is according to a statement by the WAEC’s Head of Nigeria Organisation, Amos Dangut, on Monday, August 12.
He said out of the 1,805,216 candidates who sat for the examination, the results of 1,685,889 candidates, accounting for 93.9 per cent, were released.
Dangut noted that 215,267 results were withheld due to examination malpractice by the candidates. This accounts for 11.92 per cent of the total number of candidates who wrote the examination.
“WAEC is releasing its results today, as out of 1,805, 216 that entered for the exam, 1,332, 089 candidates have credits in five subjects including any subjects with either Mathematics or English language and 1,301, 949 candidates got credits in five subjects including Mathematics and English language accounting for 72.9 per cent of total candidates.”
However, this year’s results also reflect a decline in the examination performance compared to the previous year, according to the WAEC official.
He noted that the percentage of candidates who met the criteria for credit in the key subjects decreased by 7.6 per cent compared to the 2023 WASSCE results.
“This is a 7.6 per cent decrease in examination performance compared to last year of 2023 WASSCE. Also, 215,267 results were withheld due to examination malpractice by the candidates. This accounts for 11.92 per cent of the total number of candidates who wrote the examination,” Dangut said.
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