By DAYO ADESULU
Authorities of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have on Monday in Lagos released the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates 2024, recording 72.12% credit pass in English Language and Mathematics.
Announcing the released of the results in Yaba, Lagos, the Head National Office Nigeria, Dr Amos Josiah Dangut said that 72.12% have credit passes in English Language and Mathematics
Dangut said: “ONE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED AND ONE THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE (1,301,941) candidates, representing 72.12%, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.”
In his breakdown, he said: “A total of ONE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX (1,814,736) candidates registered for the examination from twenty five thousand, one hundred and twenty-six (25,126) recognized secondary schools in the country.
“Of the number that registered for the examination, ONE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN (1,805,216) candidates sat the examination. The examination was also administered to candidates from some schools in Benin Republic, Cote d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea, where the Nigerian, curriculum for Senior Secondary Schools is being used.
“Of the total number of ONE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN (1,805,216) candidates that sat the examination, EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINETY–SIX THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINETY-FOUR (896,894) were males while NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHT THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO (908,322) were females, representing 49.68% and 50.32%, respectively.”
According to him, “Out of the total number of candidates that sat the examination in Nigeria, ONE MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE (1,685,889) candidates, representing 93.39% have their results fully processed and released while ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN (119,327) candidates, representing 6.61% have one or more of their subjects still being processed due to some issues being resolved. Efforts are, however, being made to speedily complete the process and release the affected candidates’ results within a couple of days.
“The analysis of statistics of candidates performance in the examination shows that out of the ONE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN (1,805,216) candidates that sat the examination, ONE MILLION, THREE HUNRED AND THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHTY-NINE (1,332,089) candidates, representing 73.79%, obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five (5) subjects (i.e. with or without English Language and/ or Mathematics;
ONE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED AND ONE THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE (1,301,941) candidates, representing 72.12%, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
“Of this number, SIX HUNRDED AND TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY (628,820) i.e. 48.30% were male candidates, while SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE (673,121) i.e. 51.70% were female candidates. A comparison of the percentage of candidates in this category in WASSCE for School 2023 and 2024, reveal that in this year’s (2024) WASSCE, there is 7.69% decrease in performance (that is, those who obtained credit and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, was 79.81%).”
Besides, he added that a total of ONE HUNDRED AND NINE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN (109,115) candidates with varying degrees of Special Needs registered for the examination. Out of this number, ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE (145) were visually challenged, FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE (473) had impaired hearing; FORTY-FOUR (44) were spastic cum mentally challenged and THIRTY EIGHT (38) were physically challenged.
“All these candidates were adequately provided for in the administration of the examination. The results of these candidates have been processed and are also now being released along with those of other candidates,” the HNO explained.
On examination malpractice, Dangut said: “The results of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN (215,267) candidates, representing 11.92% of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, are being withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice. This is (4.37%) lower than the 16.29% recorded in the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2023.”
Photo caption, middle: Head of National Office, Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut; Left: Senior Deputy Registrar/Test Development, Mrs. Frances Iweaha-Onukwu and Director of Administration, Mr. Suleiman Kum; Right: Senior Deputy Registrar/Test Administration, Mrs Eucharia Onodu and Director, Information and Communications Technology, Mrs Olufolake Ajayi, during the announcement of the release of results of WASSCE for School Candidates, 2024, today.
