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40.31per cent of candidates obtain credit in five subjects as WAEC releases 2021 WASSCE results

Akinwande Soji-Ojo by Akinwande Soji-Ojo
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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, 2021.

Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, WAEC’s Head of Nigeria National Office, Mr Patrick Areghan, said the examination was primarily designed to help candidates seeking admission to tertiary institutions to reduce the waiting time for results and beat admission deadlines.

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He said: “It will interest you to know that the examination is also an international one. This is the 4th edition in Nigeria, with the maiden edition taking place in 2018. The examination is primarily designed to help candidates seeking admission to tertiary institutions reduce the waiting time for results and beat admission deadlines.

“The analysis of the statistics of the performance of candidates shows that out of the 7,289 candidates that sat the examination; 2,938 candidates representing 40.31 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects (with or without English Language and/or Mathematics; out of which 1,396 were male and 1,542 were female candidates, representing 47.52%and 52.48 % respectivel.

“ 2,195 candidates representing 30.11 per cent obtained credits and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.

“Of this number, 1,074 i.e. 48.93 per cent were male candidates, while1,121 i.e. 51.07 per cent were female candidates. The percentage of candidates in this category in the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2019 and 2020, that is, those who obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, were 26.08 per cent and 32.23 per cent respectively. Thus, there is a marginal increase of 2.12 per cent in performance in this regard.”

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