The West African Examinations Council has released the results of 91,225 private candidates who sat for the second phase of this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Nigeria, with female candidates out-numbering their male counterparts.
A breakdown of the gender participation in the examination bears out the fact that of the total number of candidates that sat for the examination in Nigeria, Forty Seven Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty Seven (47,237) were male while Forty Seven Thousand Six Hundred and Forty Seven (47,647) were female, which represents 49.78% and 50.22% respectively.
An analysis of the results show that out of a total of 94,884 candidates that sat the examination, 91,225 candidates, representing 96.14 per cent, had their results fully processed and released, while 3,659 candidates, representing 3.86 per cent, have a few of their subjects still being processed.
The Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Mr Olu Adenipekun, at a press conference held in Yaba on Friday further stated that a total of 97,080 candidates registered for the examination in Nigeria, out of which 94,884 candidates actually for sat the examination.
According to Adenipekun, 49,679 candidates, representing 52.36 per cent, obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects (with or without English Language and/or Mathematics, explaining also that 33,304 candidates, representing 35.10 per cent, obtained credits and above in minimum of five subjects including English Language and Mathematics.
His further analysis showed that: “A total of 9,457 candidates representing 9.74 per cent were reported to have been involved in examination malpractices and their cases would be presented to the appropriate committee of council for appropriate action.
“The council’s decision will be communicated to the affected candidates within the shortest possible time. The Council in Nigeria has perfected its Electronic Certificate Management System, an online portal being deployed to enable private candidates to request their certificates online.
He went to explain that, “beginning with the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2019-Second Series the collection of certificates will be based on requests by candidates online via the Electronic Certificate Management System platform. Candidates who sat for the examination have been asked to check the details of their performance on the Council’s results website:www.waecdirect.org,”
For the unfortunate 9,457 candidates whose results are still being investigated, it will be some agonizing time, as they await WAEC’s decision on their individual cases.