The West Africa Examination Council, WAEC has
released its May/June 2014 West African Senior School
Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, recording mass
failure in Mathematics and English Language.
Announcing the results, Monday, at WAEC office, Yaba,
the Head of National Office, WAEC, Mr. Charles Eguridu
said: “A total of 529,425 candidates, representing 31.28%,
obtained credits in five (5) subjects and above, including
English Language and Mathematics.”
He noted that when compared to the 2012 and 2013 May/
June WASSCE diets, there was marginal decline in the
performance of candidates as 38: 81 per cent was recorded
in 2012 and 36.57 per cent in 2013.
Eguridu who disclosed that the results of 145,795
candidates, representing 8.61%, are being withheld in
connection with various types of examination malpractice
said, “The cases are being investigated and the reports of
the investigations will be presented in November to the
Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC).”
Vanguard’s Dayo Adesulu reports that out of 1,692,435
candidates that sat for the examination, 791,227
candidates, representing 46.75%, obtained 6 credits and
above, just as a total of 982,472 candidates representing
58.05%, obtained 5 credits and above.
In addition, he stated that 1,148,262 candidates,
representing 67.84 %, obtained credits and above in 4
subjects, while 1,293,389 candidates, representing
76.42%, obtained credits and above in 3 subjects
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