In this article, we will focus specifically on why does student fail WAEC examination in West Africa; most especially Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Gambia.

A big sigh of sorrow… “So you’ve finally failed this exam after all the warnings and encouragements we have been providing for you, including past questions and answers we gave out free of charge to help you prepare for the exams.” I specifically know that you are probably grinning right about now and you will be like, ‘what the heck is this blogger typing on his blog!’.

Calm down, I haven’t come here to judge you but to encourage you that it’s high time you get up, dust yourself from that dejected position of your, pick up a jotter and pen, and read carefully, take note of your previous mistakes, that actually led to that O’level failure.

Top 8 Most Reasons Why Student Fail WASSCE/NECO Examination in Africa

From the look of things, there are numerous common factors that can be attributed to why secondary school student fail the popular WEST AFRICAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (WASSCE) in the west African countries. Now, who do you think is to blame? Is it the student, family, school, peer group?

Presently, the environment or the trending social media? It must be noted precisely that the blame does not fall solely on the individual who fails the examination. Furthermore, it is noteworthy though, the student has a very big role to play in order to avoid failing yet, why does a student fail WASSCE

Reasons why student fail WASSCE are;

1. Lack Of Early Preparation:

First and foremost, a student is supposed to start preparation at a very early stage such as getting the necessary materials, past questions and getting acquainted with them. Generally speaking, like the popular adage which says ‘the early bird catches the worm’. Above all, this illustration aptly determines the extent of a person’s success in a particular sphere.

2. Examination Time:

Generally speaking, examination time is a very crucial time as this is another important factor that makes students fail exams like examination fever. *Winks*. This resemble you right? This is the accurate time for your malaria start off because of lack of preparation of the exam. However, sometimes, it could be out of outright fear of the unknown. Keep calm at that point; it is just like every other exam you’ve written although may be a bit more advanced.

3. Lack of reading the instruction carefully:

All things considered, this serves as a major hindrance to the student’s success. For instance, if you don’t read the questions and instructions carefully, there is always a probability of making a huge mistake. Meanwhile,take a look at this, you are asked to give the consequences of corruption but because you didn’t read the question carefully, you gave the causes of corruption and feel that you have scattered and dissolved the exam questions. Jezz, you are in serious WAHALA! Therefore, heads up guys and young ladies and watch out carefully before you pen any answers down.

4. Dependence on friends and examination malpractice/WAEC Expo/Runz:

Come to think of it, this has really been the old method of cheating in exams and itt is so heart breaking that it is even trending more these days with the popularity of exam blogs, and cheap browsing in African countries.

Take for instance, Johnson & David, and Amina & Femi, the happening slay mama got to the examination hall and guess what was on their mind? ‘Amaka and Franklin and others will tell us what to write during the exam’. They will say; “We will definitely copy from them in the exam hall”. But unfortunately for them her, Amaka and Franklin, Toyosi, Gerrad, Appiah, and others in their class didn’t sit close to them due to one re-shuffling or the other. They became scattered sat miles away from them, and to make matters worse Amaka and Franklin, Toyosi, Gerrad and Appiah kept averting Johnson & David and Amina & Femi’s gaze. They sat down chewing on the bottom of her pen usually “Biro & Eleganza” till the ‘pens up’ instruction were announced.

Oh My God!!!, Una don enter one chance (Curled from Nigeria Pigeon English). No, wait for me. As a matter of fact, this may sound like you or someone you know. So, guys, this is one of the reasons we fail, accept it or not. I won’t lie, I used to do it.

Additionally, remember the last time you went into the exam hall with a piece of paper on which you scribbled answers, wrote on your desk, your palms, expecting the guys to tell you what to write because you were the most popular girl in school and it all came crashing down because it did not work out. You must have been disappointed.

5. Addiction to Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Whatsapp

Whoa! Na the baba be dis one! Studies have shown that majority of teenagers are now addicted to social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, and Instagram. So many children and teenagers now have phones and some even sneak it to school. This serves as a huge distraction to them because so many of them spend hours chatting rather than studying.

6. The Teachers in the School / Special Exam Centers:

Teachers also play a major role on the reasons why student fail WASSCE because, in most of these schools, you go to write exams, you notice some teachers encourage examination malpractice because they think they’re helping the students.

You’ll pass yes but the truth is you won’t retain the knowledge because you didn’t have it in you and sometimes they don’t even pass because the examination might be canceled or they may be caught and arrested.

Furthermore, in so many schools, teachers are no longer committed to teaching and impacting knowledge in students.

Most are interested in the money whereby when they are not paid, they stop going to school or even if they go, will not teach.

7. Environment:

Some students live in a noisy environment and as such are not able to concentrate or study adequately.

8. Peer Influence and poor parenting:

First and foremost, this is also an essential hindrance to some teenagers. As we said from the onset, the role of the parents in every child’s education cannot be overemphasized. As a matter of fact, the family is the first form of socialization. Similarly, this sometimes stands as one of the main reasons why student fails WASSCE.

In summary, did you know that some parents do not encourage their children to read? O’yes!!! We know that some are so busy that they do not have the time to observe their children and help them when necessary, such as engaging the services of a private teacher and also knowing the levels of their achievements in schools.

In conclusion, you have it as explained above. I have hightlied and discussed some of the reasons why people fail exams. Did you note them down? What next? go and prepare for next time, buckle your seat belt for next examinaion.

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