he West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the second series edition of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for private candidates, otherwise known as General Certificate Examination.

WAEC said a total of 48.61 per cent of the total number of candidates that took part in the examination secured credits in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics.

On Monday, February 14, the head of Nigeria’s office of WAEC, Patrick Areghan, said the examination was written from November 12, 2021, to Wednesday, December 22, 2021 by a total of 51,444 candidates out of 52, 973 registered candidates.

He said, “25,008 candidates representing 48.61 per cent obtained credits and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, of this number, 12, 272 were male candidates, while 12,736 were female candidates.”

He added that there is an encouraging 8.79 per cent improvement in performance in the last examination.

Meanwhile, Mr Areghan said the non-availability of the National Identification Number (NIN) will not stop candidates from sitting for the May/June 2021 examination.
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48% pass is not bad

48% really?

48% is still poor at that level

It's hard to reconcile how the same students, using the same criteria, manage over 80% pass rate in the WAEC WASSCE but always fall short of 50% pass rate in the WAEC Private exams. There is no correlation or consistency to the pass pattern at all.