The West Africa Examination Council, WAEC has released its May/June 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results.
It was gathered that this year’s result recorded mass failure in Mathematics and English Language.
Announcing the results, Monday, at the WAEC office, Yaba- Lagos, 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%, were being withheld in connection with different kinds 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).”
He added 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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