…withholds results of candidates from eight states
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the results of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE.
The Head of the National Office, HNO, WAEC Nigeria, Patrick Areghan gave a breakdown of the results at a press briefing in Lagos on Monday.
Areghan said that of a total of 1,613,733 candidates that sat for the examination, 794,280 were males, while 819,453 were females, representing 49.22 per cent and 50.78 per cent respectively.
Giving a further breakdown of the results, he said that 1,361,608 candidates, representing 84.38 per cent, obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects, while 1,287,920 candidates, representing 79.81 per cent, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
He, however, noted that only the results of 1,476,565 candidates, representing 91.5 per cent have been fully processed and released while 137,168 candidates, representing 8.5 per cent have a few of their subjects still being processed due to some “shortcomings”, and gave the assurance that they would get their full results in few days.
The HNO also said that the results of 262,803 candidates are being withheld “due to reports of cases of examination malpractice.”
Areghan further disclosed that the results of students from eight states of the federation that sat for the 2023 WASSCE is being withheld as a result of the indebtedness of the states to the examination body.
The HNO listed Zamfara and Niger as the highest debtors but declined to mention the remaining states and did not give the amount the states owe individually and collectively.
“I need to restate that the results of candidates sponsored by states indebted to the Council will not be released now until they pay up. We appeal to them to do so to enable the affected schools/candidates to access their results,” Areghan said.
He added, “I am happy to announce that candidates who sat for the 2023 WASSCE and have no pending issue can access their results, including their certificates simultaneously.”
The 2023 school-based WASSCE commenced on May 8, 2023, and ended on June 23, 2023 – a total of seven weeks.
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