THE West African Examinations Council (WAEC), yesterday, in Lagos, released the results of the November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), for private candidates for this year (second series).
94, 884 candidates sat for the examination out of which 33, 304 (representing 35.10 percent) made credits and above in, at least, five mandatory subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
There is a slight fall in this year’s performance when compared with last year’s result where a total of 35.64 percent made credits and above in, at least, five mandatory subjects.
The Head of National Office, WAEC Nigeria, Mr Olu Adenipekun, who announced the release of the results at a media conference in Lagos, said the results of 9, 457 (representing 9.74%) of the total number of candidates who sat for the examination were withheld in connection with examination malpractices.
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Saying that their cases would be investigated, Adenipekun explained that only 16,431 out of the total 47,237 male candidates who sat for the examination (representing 49.39 percent) of the total candidates had the minimum credit pass in five mandatory subjects while 16, 873 out of the total 47, 647 female candidates (representing 50.66 percent) passed the mandatory subjects in the examination.
110 candidates with special needs, including visual and hearing impaired and spastic cum mentally challenged, sat for the examination with their results fully processed and released.
Three essay papers, namely Economics 2, Commerce 2 and Civic Education 2, were reportedly marked electronically.
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