JUST IN: Reason emerges as WAEC withholds WASSCE results of 215,267 candidates

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements

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The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has commenced the release of results for its 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school candidates.

The 2024 WASSCE was held for a period of seven weeks and six days spanning April 30 to June 24.

WAEC 2024: Breakdown of the results

A total of 1,814,736 candidates registered for the examination from 25,126 secondary schools across Nigeria. Of this number, 1,805,216 candidates sat the examination.

Out of the total number of candidates that sat the exam in Nigeria, 1,685,889 candidates (93.39 percent) have all their papers processed and released while 119,327 candidates (representing 6.61 percent) have some subjects still being processed.

2024 WAEC: 215,267 candidates results withheld

Amos Josiah Dangut, head of WAEC Nigeria, said the results of 215,267 candidates (representing 11.92 percent of the total) are being withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice.

This, the council said, amounts to a 4.37 percent decrease from the 16.29 percent recorded in the 2023 WASSCE for school candidates.

A performance analysis shows that 1,332,089 candidates (representing 73.79 percent) obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects (with or without English and/or Mathematics).

A total of 1,301,941 candidates (representing 72.12 percent) obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.

Year-on-year comparison for this category reveals that the 2024 WASSCE saw a 7.69 percent decrease from the 79.81 percent pass rate recorded in 2023.

WAEC: Kwara gov gifts May/June WASSCE best student N1m

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Master Shalom Adesina of Rehoboth College, Pipeline, Ilorin, was awarded the sum of one million naira for his outstanding performance in 2023 May/June WASSCE.

Kwara state governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, said the cash award was to encourage and support Adesina’s academic pursuit.

AbdulRazaq said Adesina had done the state proud and deserved to be motivated for scoring distinctions in all his subjects.

Source: Legit.ng