BY DAYO ADESULU
The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has released the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2020 – First Series in Nigeria, recording 32.23 per cent in English Language and Mathematics.
Speaking at the new Human Resources Management, HRM complex, Lagos on Wednesday, the Head of National Office, HNO, Mr Olu Adenipekun said: ” A total of Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety-Two (3,892) candidates, representing 32.23% obtained credit and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects including English Language and General Mathematics.”
This is an improvement compared to the 26.08 per cent WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2019 – First Series.
Adenipekun also disclosed that the results of Five Hundred and Forty-Eight (548) candidates, representing 4.54% of the total candidature for the examination are being withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice.
He, however, stated that their cases are being investigated and reports of the investigations would be presented to the appropriate Committee of the Council in due course for consideration.
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”The Committee’s decisions will be communicated to the affected candidates,” he said.
In the breakdown of the results, the HNO said: ”A total of Twelve Thousand Three Hundred and Ninety-Five (12,395) candidates registered for the examination, out of which Twelve Thousand Seventy-Five (12,075) candidates sat the examination.
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”Of the total number of candidates that sat, the examination Six Thousand Three Hundred and Thirty One (6,331) were male and Five Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-Four (5,744) were female, representing 52% and 47.57% respectively.
”Out of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, Eleven Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixteen (11,816) candidates, representing 97.86% have their results fully processed and released.
”Two Hundred and Fifty-Nine (259) candidates, representing 2.14% have a few of their subjects still being processed due to errors traceable to the candidates in the course of registration or writing the examination.
”Such errors are being corrected by the Council to enable the affected candidates to get their results fully processed and released subsequently.
The analysis of the statistics of candidates’ performance in the examination state: ”’Nine Thousand Four Hundred and Thirty-Eight (9,438) candidates, representing 78.16% obtained credit and above in two (2) subjects;
”Eight Thousand One Hundred and Twenty-Five (8,125) candidates, representing 67.29% obtained credit and above in three (3) subjects;
”Six Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirteen (6,713) candidates, representing 55.59% obtained credit and above in four (4) subjects;
”Five Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty-One (5,251) candidates, representing 43.49% obtained credit and above in five (5) subjects.”
He said the candidates who sat the examination are now free to check the details of their performance on the Council’s results website: www.waecdirect.org.
”The Result Checker PIN and Serial Number needed by the candidates to check their results online are contained on the Candidate’s Photo Card obtained by each candidate during the registration for the examination,” he explained.
