WAEC announces WASSCE November/December 2013 results.

Just 86,612 (29.17 %) out of the 296,827 candidates that sat for the November/December 2013 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) made the minimum benchmark of credits in five subjects including English and Mathematics.

The results were announced by the Head of Nigerian National Office, Mr. Charles Eguridu, at the council’s headquarters in Yaba, Lagos, on December 19, 2013, Thursday.

Mr. Eguridu said the statistics shows decline in candidates’ performance compared to the last two years. In 2011, 36.07 % made the benchmark, while in 2012 – 37.97 %.

Mr. Eguridu suggested that the decline in comparison to the previous years may be because of the reduction in the quality of teaching and learning. However, the council is planning

As concerns struggling with examination malpractices, Mr. Eguridu informed that new scanning devices would be used in centres next year to prevent candidates from taking foreign objects into the examination halls.

38,260 candidates (12.88 %) have their results withheld because of complicity in examination malpractice. Mr. Eguridu said they will be investigated by the Nigerian Examinations Committee. Another 8,433 candidates also have some of their subjects not released due to technical errors, which were likely caused by the candidates or cyber cafes where they registered. 

Source: Legit.ng