The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced that it has withheld the results of 215,267 candidates in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice.
The examination body on Monday morning released the results of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination across Nigeria, urging all the candidates to visit their official website to check their results.
It read “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform Candidates who sat WASSCE for School Candidates, 2024 that the result has officially been released today, Monday, August 12, 2024,” WAEC announced.
According to WAEC, a total of 1,814,736 candidates from 25,126 secondary schools across Nigeria registered for the examination, with 1,805,216 taking the exam.
As for the results, 1,685,889 candidates (93.39%) have had all their papers processed and released, while 119,327 candidates (6.61%) are still awaiting the processing of some subjects.
According to Amos Josiah Dangut, the head of WAEC Nigeria, the results of 215,267 candidates (11.92% of the total) have been withheld due to alleged examination malpractice.
This represents a 4.37% decrease from the 16.29% recorded in the 2023 WASSCE for school candidates. Meanwhile, a performance analysis reveals that 1,332,089 candidates (73.79%) achieved credits in at least five subjects, including or excluding English and/or Mathematics.
A total of 1,301,941 candidates (representing 72.12 percent) obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
Year-on-year comparison for this category reveals that the 2024 WASSCE saw a 7.69 percent decrease from the 79.81 percent pass rate recorded in 2023.
Credit: Sahara Reporters
