The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the May/June 2019 results in which 1,590,173 candidates sat for Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE) out of which the female candidates outshined their male counterparts in major subjects of English Language and Mathematics.
The Head of WAEC Nigeria National Office, Mr. Olu Adenipekun while addressing the Press on Friday in Lagos said 64.18 Per Cent of the candidate obtained five credit passes, 14.18 per cent increase from 50 per cent in 2018.
“A total of 1,596,161 candidates registered for the examination from 18,639 recognised secondary schools in Nigeria.
Of that number, 1,590,173 candidates sat for the examination, among which 822,098 were male while 768,075 were female, representing 51.70 per cent and 48.30 per cent respectively.
“No fewer than 1,309,570 candidates representing 82.35 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects, i.e with or without English Language and/or Mathematics. While 1,020,519 candidates representing 64.18 per cent obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects including English Language and Mathematics.
“Of this number, 507,862, that is 49.77 per cent, were male candidates and 512,657, that is 50.23 per cent, were female candidates. The percentage of candidates in this category in the WASSCE for School Candidates was 50 per cent in 2018,” Adenipekun said.
The WAEC Nigeria boss further disclosed that the results of 1,468,071 candidates, representing 92.32 per cent of candidates that sat for the examination, were fully processed while 122,102, representing 7.68 per cent of candidates that sat for the examination had a few of their subjects still being processed.
“The results of 180,205 candidates, representing 11.33 per cent 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 in due course. The committee’s decisions will be communicated to the affected candidates through their various schools.
“I also wish to report that 1,918 candidates with varying degrees of special needs were registered for the examination. Out of the number 299 were visually challenged, 842 had impaired hearing, 158 had low vision, 75 were spastic cum mentally challenged and 85 were physically challenged,” Adenipekun added.
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