The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2023-Second Series West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates.
WAEC spokesperson, Moyosola Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday evening, stating that 46,267 candidates (57.19%) obtained credit and above in at least five subjects, with or without English and Mathematics.
Adesina disclosed that 85,600 candidates, representing a 10.07% increase when compared with the 2022 entry figure of 77,768, entered for the examination, while 80,904 candidates sat the examination at 568 centres spread across the nooks and crannies of the country.
She noted that of the total number of 80,904 candidates that sat the examination, 39,790 were males while 41,114 were females, representing 49.18% and 50.82%, respectively.
“Out of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, 78,419 candidates, representing 96.93%, have their results fully processed and released, while 2,485 candidates, representing 3.07%, have a few of their subjects still being processed due to some errors traceable to them,” Adesina stated.
“However, efforts are being made to speedily complete the processing to enable all the affected candidates to get their results fully processed and released, soon.”
She stated that 46,267 candidates (57.19%) received credit or higher in at least five subjects (with or without English language and/or mathematics), while 35,830 candidates (44.29%) received credit or higher in at least five subjects, including English language and mathematics.
She also noted that the results of 7,192 candidates, representing 8.89% of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, Exam-Labs 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 for consideration. Thereafter, the committee’s decisions will be communicated directly to the affected candidates.”
According to her, candidates can check their results and status at www.waecdirect.org before going to the Digital Certificate platform (www.waec.org) to access digital copies of their certificates, which were released alongside their results.
Candidates may also be required to apply for the printing of the hard copies of their certificates, online, through the WAEC Certificate Request Portal (e-Certman) website: https://certrequest.waec.ng/, Adeshina added.
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