The results of private candidates for WASSCE 2024 are being released by WAEC.

 

65, 023 candidates took part in the second series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), and the results have been released by the West African Examinations Council.

 

A statement signed by the acting Public Affairs of WAEC, Mrs. Moyosola Adesina and released on Sunday, February 16, said 34,878 candidates representing 53.64 % obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. According to her, 16,886 (48.41 per cent) were male candidates, while 17,992 (51.58 per cent) were female candidates out of the total number.

 

According to Adesina, 95.90% of the candidates who participated in the examination have their results fully processed and released, out of 62,354 candidates. She stated that 2,669 candidates, which make up 4.10%, have some subjects that are still being processed due to errors that can be traced back to them.

 

The council stated that efforts are being made to expedite the processing process so that the affected candidates can receive their results fully processed and released later.

 

According to her, the analysis of the statistics of the performance of candidates shows that out of the 65,023 candidates that sat for the examination, 43,923 candidates representing 67.55% obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects with or without English Language and/or Mathematics.

 

She further stated that 2,577 candidates’ results, representing 3.96 % of the total number of candidates that sat for the examination, were withheld in connection with various allegations of examination malpractice.

 

 

    “Candidates whose results were withheld are advised to visit the WAEC Notice of Examination Malpractice Portal at: https//waecinternational.org/complaints to make representations with regard to allegations bordering on examination malpractice,” Adesina said

 

The public affairs department stated that cases reported would be investigated, including any exhibits collected and candidate representations submitted on the portal.

 

    “These will be evaluated and reports presented to the appropriate Committee of the Council for determination. The Committee’s decision(s) will be communicated directly to the affected candidates.”

 

The council advised candidates to check their results by visiting www.waecdirect.org to ascertain their status before visiting the Digital Certificate platform (www.waec.org) to access the digital copies of their certificates, which have been released along with the results.

 

WAEC disclosed that the examination took place in Nigeria between Friday, October 25, 2024, and Friday, December 20, 2024, while coordination of examiners and marking of candidates’ scripts were carried out at five marking venues in Lagos, Ibadan, Benin, Enugu and Kaduna from Wednesday, January 15, to Tuesday, February 4, 2025.

 

According to the statement, the coordination and marking exercise involved a total of 3,327 examiners.

 

 

Recall that the council announced that WASSCE for private candidates, 2024–second series would be conducted in two modes, for the first time, in line with emerging best practices and the continuous quest for excellence.

 

    “The examination diet was conducted in those two modes, the paper and pen option and by computer-based hybrid mode, and candidates sat for the examination based on the option they chose during registration,” she noted.