The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates 2021 second series.
Head of the Nigeria National Office Of WAEC, Patrick Areghan, said a total number of 51,444 candidates that sat for the examination, 25,026 were males while 26,418 were females, representing 48.65 percent and 51.35percent .
“Out of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, 49,584 candidates, representing 96.38% have their results fully processed and released while 1,860 candidates, representing 3.62% have a few of their subjects still being processed due to some errors on the part of the candidates.
“Efforts are, however, being made to speedily complete the processing to enable all the affected candidates get their results fully processed and released, subsequently.
According to HNO, analysis of the statistics of the performance of candidates shows that out of the 51,444) candidates that sat the examination 2,637 candidates representing 63.44 % obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects (with or without English Language and/or Mathematics), out of which 15,832 were males and 16,805 were females, representing 48.51 % and 51.49%, respectively.
He said further that 25,008 candidates representing 48.61 % obtained credits and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
“Of this number, 12, 272) i.e. 49.07% were male candidates, while 12,736) i.e. 50.93% were female candidates. The percentage of candidates in this category in the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2019 and 2020, that is, those who obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, were 35.99% and 39.82%, respectively. Thus, there is an encouraging 8.79% improvement in performance in this regard.
“The results of 3,968) candidates, representing 7.71% of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, are being withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice. The cases are being investigated and reports of the investigations will be presented to the appropriate Committee of the Council for determination in due course. The Committee’s final decisions will thereafter, be communicated to the affected candidates”, he added.
Candidates who sat the examination are 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 candidates to check their results online are contained on the candidate’s Identity Photo Card used during the conduct of the examination.
