52.97% of candidates made credits in 5 subjects including English andMathematics as the West AfricanExaminations (WAEC), on Friday, released its 2016 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
The results of 137,295, representing 8.89%candidates, were withheld.
Just as a total of eight hundred and seventy eight thousand and forty (878,040)candidates, representing 52.97%, obtained credits in five (5) subjects and above, including English Language and Mathematics.”
It will be recalled that in 2014 and 2015 the percentage of candidates that obtained five (5) creditsand above including English Language and Mathematics in the WASSCE were 31.28% and 38.68% respectively.
The Head of Nigeria National Office, Nigeria, Mr Olu Adenipekun while briefing journalists explained that the withheld results are in connection with various cases of examination malpractice, adding, “the cases are being investigated and reports of the investigations will be presented to the appropriate committee of the Council in due course for consideration.”
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