Approximately 53% of students who sat for the
2016 May/June West African Senior
Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have
passed.

According to the results released on Friday,
August 5, by the West African Examination
Council (WAEC) in Lagos, 137,295 candidates
(representing 8.89%) had their results
withheld.

The total number of candidates who passed
had credit passes in five subjects including
English Language and Mathematics was
878,040 which represented 52.97%, a stark
contrast to the 2014 and 2015 breakdown
where 31.28% and 38.68% respectively had
the same ratings.

Vanguard quotes Olu Adenipekun, the Nigerian
head of WAEC as saying: "the cases are being
investigated and reports of the investigations
will be presented to the appropriate
committee of the Council in due course for
consideration."

He informed also that 1,552,758 candidates
sat for this year's examination May/June
examination, explaining further that out of the
1,544,234 who sat for the exams, "a total of
1,014,573 candidates, representing 65.70%
obtained six (6) credits and above; one million
one hundred sixty seven thousand four
hundred and eighty four (1,167,484)
candidates, representing 75.60% obtained five
(5) credits and above, while one million two
hundred and eighty two thousand two hundred
and four (1,282,204) candidates, representing
83.03% obtained credit and above in four (4)
subjects."

1,370,049 candidates, representing 88.72%
obtained credit and above in three subjects
just as 1,438,679 candidates, representing
93.16% had credit passes and above in two
subjects.

Candidates are to log on to the official
website of WAEC: http://www.waecdirect.org
to check their results within the next 24
hours.

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