The West African
Examinations, WAEC, has Friday, August 5, 2016, in Lagos released its
2016 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination,
WASSCE.
The commission withheld the results of
137,295, representing 8.89% candidates. Just as a total of eight hundred
and seventy eight thousand and forty (878,040) candidates, representing
52.97%, obtained credits in five (5) subjects and above, including
English Language and Mathematics.
It will be recall that in 2014 and 2015
the percentage of candidates that obtained five (5) credits and above
including English Language and Mathematics in the WASSCE were 31.28% and
38.68% respectively.
The head of Nigeria National Office, Mr
Olu Adenipekun, while briefing journalists explained that the withheld
results are in connection with various cases of examination malpractice,
adding, “the cases are being investigated and reports of the
investigations will be presented to the appropriate committee of the
Council in due course for consideration.”
According to him, a total number of
1,552,758 candidates sat for the May/June examination. Of the 1,544,234
who sat the exams, he said: “A total of 1,014,573 candidates,
representing 65.70% obtained six (6) credits and above, one million one
hundred sixty seven thousand four hundred and eighty four (1,167,484)
candidates, representing 75.60% obtained five (5) credits and above,
while one million two hundred and eighty two thousand two hundred and
four (1,282,204) candidates, representing 83.03% obtained credit and
above in four (4) subjects.”
He added that one million three hundred
and seventy thousand forty nine (1,370,049) candidates, representing
88.72% obtained credit and above in three (3) subjects, while one
million four hundred and thirty eight thousand six hundred and seventy
nine (1,438,679) candidates, representing 93.16% obtained credit and
above in two (2) subjects.
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