Latest news reaching our desk today, is that the West Africa Examination Council, WAEC has released its May/June 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results and according to the PRO of the Waec board, the board recorded a mass failure in Mathematics and English Language.
While announcing the results on Monday, at WAEC office in Yaba, the Head of National Office, WAEC, Mr. Charles Eguridu said that a total of 529,425 (five hundred and twenty nine thousand, four hundred and twenty five) candidates, which represents a total of 31.28%, obtained credits in five (5) subjects and above, including English Language and Mathematics.
Mr Charles also went on to disclosed that when this year’s result is compared to the 2012 and 2013 May/June WASSCE diets, there was marginal decline in the performance of candidates as 38: 81 per cent was recorded in 2012 and 36.57 per cent in 2013.
Mr Charles also went on to disclosed that the results of 145,795 candidates (One hundred and forty five thousand, seven hundred and ninty five) persons representing 8.61% are being withheld in connection with various types of examination malpractice. Eguridu said that the cases are being investigated and the reports of the investigations will be presented in November to the Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC).”
According to him, out of 1,692,435 candidates that sat for the examination, 791,227 candidates, representing 46.75%, obtained 6 credits and above, just as a total of 982,472 candidates representing 58.05%, obtained 5 credits and above.
In addition, he stated that 1,148,262 candidates, representing 67.84 %, obtained credits and above in 4 subjects, while 1,293,389 candidates, representing 76.42%, obtained credits and above in 3 subjects.
the god wil save us