JUST IN: WAEC WITHHOLDS 215,267 RESULTS
The West African Examinations Council has withheld the results of 215,267 applicants for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination.
This percentage reflects 11.92% of the 1,805,216 candidates who took the exam.
The 2024 WASSCE began on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 and ended on June 24th, 2024.
Dr. Amos Dangut, Head of the WAEC Nigeria Office, announced on Monday that the 2024 WASSCE results were withheld due to multiple documented incidences of test malpractice.
He explained that this figure was 4.37 per cent lower than the 16.29 per cent recorded in the WASSCE for School Candidates in 2023.
Dangut stressed that the Council would continue to sanction all cases of examination malpractice, noting that schools, supervisors, teachers, and candidates involved in such practices were undermining the educational system.
He said, āThe increasing use of mobile phones in the examination hall, despite the existing ban, and organised cheating in some schools, are other nagging issues. All the cases are being investigated, and reports of the investigations will be presented to the appropriate committee of the Council for consideration and final decisions.ā
He added, āThe committeeās decisions will be communicated to the affected candidates through their various schools in due course. Candidates affected by these decisions can now seek redress for their malpractice cases via our website if they so wish. All hands must, therefore, be on deck to sanitise the system.ā
Dr Dangut also revealed that 73.79 per cent of candidates obtained credit or above in a minimum of any five subjects, with or without English Language and/or Mathematics. This figure represents 1,332,089 candidates out of the total 1,805,216 who sat the examination.
He further encouraged candidates, stating, āAs WASSCE for School Candidates, 2024 results are being uploaded on the results website, candidates should, after checking their results online, apply for their Digital Certificates, which will be released 48 hours thereafter.ā
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He added, āCandidates who have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Council can access their results on the Councilās results website within the next 12 hours. Copies of the Result Listing will be sent to schools shortly.ā