BREAKING: WAEC Releases 2024 WASSCE Private Candidates’ Results
- The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2024 Second Series of the WASSCE for private candidates
- The examination body said 65,023 candidates sat for the examination across 5,067 centres nationwide
- The WAEC's acting Head of Public Affairs Department, Moyosore Adesina, gave a breakdown of the candidates' performance
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 7 years of experience covering basic and tertiary education in Nigeria and worldwide
Yaba, Lagos state - The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the results of the 2024 Second Series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates.
The WAEC's acting Head of Public Affairs Department, Moyosore Adesina, said 68,342 candidates registered for the examination, representing a 20 per cent decrease compared to 2023.
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Adesina made this known in a statement issued via WAEC X handle @waecnigeria, on Sunday, February 16, 2025.
According to the statement, 65,023 candidates sat the examination across 5,067 centres nationwide.
Adesina further explained that 157 candidates had special needs, including 25 visually challenged candidates, 13 with impaired hearing, and 15 with albinism.
Performance breakdown of 2024 WASSCE private candidates
The WAEC, examination body said 34,878 candidates, representing 53.64 per cent, obtained credit passes in at least five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
WAEC added that a total of 43,923 candidates (67.55 per cent) obtained credit and above in at least five subjects, regardless of English and Mathematics.
The breakdown of performance shows that 17,992 female candidates (51.58 per cent) met the minimum benchmark of five credits, including English and Mathematics, compared to 16,886 male candidates (48.41 per cent).
Withheld results of 2024 WASSCE private candidates
Adesina disclosed that 95.90 per cent of the candidates had their results fully processed and released, while 2,669 (4.10 per cent) had some subjects still being processed due to errors “traceable to them.”
“However, efforts are being made to speedily complete the processing to enable all the affected candidates to get their results fully processed and released, subsequently,”
WASSCE 2025: WAEC extends deadline for private candidates
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the registration for the WASSCE for private candidates in the first series of 2025 has commenced.
Interestingly, the registration deadline, initially scheduled to close on January 6, 2025, has been officially extended to January 22, 2025.
WAEC announced this on Tuesday via a terse statement shared on its official website and made available to the press.
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