Thirty percent of candidates who sat the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB- WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series obtained credits in five subjects, including English and Mathematics.
This was contained in a statement on Friday and signed by Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina for Head of National Office, Dr Josiah Dangut.
WAEC said the percentage of candidates in this category in WASSCE for private candidates, 2022 and 2023 – First Series, that is, those who obtained credit and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, stood at 26.32 percent and 23.99 percent respectively.
The exam body said there is a marginal increase of 6.96 percent in performance.
It noted that a total of 8,139 candidates sat the examination which held between Wednesday, January 31 and Saturday, February 17, 2024, at 140 CBT centres nationwide.
The examination body said candidates representing 42.07 percent obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects with or without English Language and/or Mathematics.
WAEC stated that the results of sixty-five candidates, representing 0.80 percent of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, are being withheld as a result of examination malpractice.
It added that the reported cases of 413 candidates recorded for WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2023-First Series showed that the method of examination administration drastically reduced examination malpractices.
WAEC said: “Candidates may check their results by visiting www.waecdirect.org to ascertain their status before visiting the Digital Certificate platform (www.waec.org) to access the digital copies of their certificates, which have been released along with their results. Candidates will be required to apply for the printing of the hard copies of their certificates online, through the WAEC Certificate Request Portal (e-Certman). The portal address is https://certrequest.waec.ng/.”