WAEC Releases Results: 65% fail to score five credits with Maths, English

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The West African Examinations Council says the results of 9,457 candidates who sat for the Second Series of its 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for (private candidates) are to be investigated before they would be released.

The council’s Head of National Office, Olu Adenipekun, said this at a news conference to announce the results of candidates who participated in the 2019 WASSCE .

Mr Adenipekun noted that a total of 97,080 candidates registered for the examination, while 94,884 candidates actually sat for the examination. According to him, 49,679 candidates, representing 52.36 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects with or without English Language and/or Mathematics.

“I also wish to announce that a total of 110 candidates with varying degrees of special needs registered for the examination. “The results of these candidates have been fully processed and released along with those of other candidates,’’ Adenipekun said.Meanwhile, the Head of National Office has said that the council in Nigeria had perfected its Electronic Certificate Management System, an online portal being deployed to enable private candidates’ request for their certificates online.

According to him, in addition, two venues were used for the electronic marking of three essay papers which included Economics paper Commerce paper and Civic Education paper .

 

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