National Telescope national telescope newspaper
By Ekpenyong Emmanuel
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2024 November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) for private candidates.
A total of 65,023 candidates sat for the examination, with 34,878 candidates (53.64%) obtaining credits and above in at least five mandatory subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
This represents a marginal increase of 9.35% performance over the previous two years, with 44.29% and 42.16% of candidates achieving similar results in 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Notably, more females (51.58%) performed better than their male counterparts (48.41%) in the exam.
The examination was conducted in two modes: the Paper and Pen option and the computer-based hybrid format.
According to WAEC’s Head of National Office, Dr. Amos Dangut, 62,364 candidates (95.90%) have had their results fully processed and released, while 2,669 candidates (4.1%) still have one or more results being processed due to errors.
However, the results of 2,577 candidates (3.98%) are being withheld due to reported cases of exam malpractice.
The council will investigate these cases to determine the fate of the results.
Candidates can check their results on the WAEC website and apply for hard copies of their certificates, which are available online.
