BREAKING: 365,564 Withheld as WAEC Releases 2022 WASSCE Results
- The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the 2022 WASSCE results 45 days after the last paper was written
- WAEC’s Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, made the announcement on Monday, August 8 in Lagos
- Areghan said a total of 1,222,505 candidates, 76.36 per cent of the 1,601,047 candidates that sat the examination, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects
Lagos, Nigeria - The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday released the results of school candidates, who sat the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).
Speaking at a briefing on Monday, August 8, WAEC’s Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, noted that the results were released 45 days after the last paper, The Nation reported.
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Legit.ng recalls that the examination was held for six weeks from May 16 to June 23, 2022.
WASSCE 2022: WAEC records 76.36% pass
According to the examination body, a total of 1,222,505 candidates, amounting to 76.36 per cent of the 1,601,047 candidates that successfully sat the examination, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
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The statistics represent a decrease of more than five per cent in performance when compared with the 81.7 per cent pass rate recorded in 2021, Premium Times reported.
Areghan added that a total of 597,811 of the candidates, representing 37.34 per cent, were male; while 624,694, representing 39.02 per cent, were female.
He said 1,437,629 candidates, representing 89.79 per cent, have their results fully processed and released while 163,418 candidates, representing 10.21 per cent, have a few of their subjects “still being processed due to some issues being resolved.”
“Efforts are, however, being made to speedily complete the processing to enable all the affected candidates to get their results fully processed and released within the next one week,” he said.
Results of 365,564 candidates withheld
Areghan further stated that the results of 365,564 candidates, representing 22.83 per cent of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, are being withheld in connection with various cases of examination malpractice.
He said:
“This is 11.74 per cent higher than the 10.9 per cent recorded in the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2021.”
He linked the high number of such cases to the poor preparation by candidates, saying “preparations for examinations are poor.”
Areghan said there was over-reliance on malpractices and “the so-called ‘Expo,” which he noted is actually non-existent.
“Candidates simply got frustrated when they got into the examination hall and discovered that all they had celebrated was fake. This has pitiably led to some of them failing the examination, which if they had relied on themselves and studied hard, would have passed like many others,” he said.
WAEC to sanction cases of examination malpractice
Areghan pledged that the council will continue to sanction all cases of examination malpractice and that schools, supervisors, teachers and candidates found guilty would be dealt with according to the laws of the country.
His words:
“It is the child whose future is being destroyed. Parents must stop funding ‘expo’ for their children; it does not help.
"Those who indulge in posting items on designated platforms are nothing but destiny destroyers. Beneficiaries of such ‘help’ will never go unpunished as they will never have their results. All hands must be on deck to sanitise the system."
WAEC increases fees N13,950, blames high dollar, naira exchange rate
Meanwhile, the wide margin between the naira and dollars at both the black market and the official rate seems to be affecting the examination fees for the West African Examination Council (WAEC).
This was disclosed during a visitation made by Patrick Areghan, the head of the Nigeria National Office of the council to a marking centre in Abuja.
Speaking at the marking centre, Areghan said that WAEC has introduced a marginal increase in the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
Source: Legit.ng
