YISAU NEWS UPDATE; THE West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Wednesday released the results of this year’s May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Though the actual number of candidates who made five effective credits could not be ascertained, but a breakdown of the candidates’ performances by Council’s Head of Nigeria National Office, Mr. Charles Eguridu, shows that out of 1, 671, 268 candidates that sat for the examination, 889, 636, representing 53.2 per cent made six credits and above, while 1, 074, 065 candidates, representing 64.2 per cent made five credits and above. Also, 1, 225, 591 candidates (73 per cent) obtained credits and above in four subjects, while 1, 465, 581 (87.69 per cent) made credit passes in just two subjects. Effective credits refer to passes in five papers, including Mathematics and English Language, which a candidate must obtain to qualify for admission to the university. However, 145, 505 candidates would still have to wait for a few of their subjects to be fully processed, due to errors traceable to the candidates and the schools they registered. Besides, the results of 112, 865 candidates, about 6.75 per cent of the total, are being withheld over various cases of examination malpractice. Their cases are being investigated, while the report of the investigation would be presented to the Nigerian Education Committee in due course. This notwithstanding, a total of 1, 543, 683 candidates, representing 91.3 per cent, got their full results. Stay tuned!
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 22:30:11 +0000
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