The
council’s Head of National Office, Mr. Olu Adenipekun, said the credit passes
included English Language and Mathematics.
Adenipekun
gave this information at a news conference to announce the 2018 West African
Senior School Certificate Examination in Lagos.
According to
him, the performance of candidates for its examinations in the last three years
has been fluctuating in view of the outcome of the just released 2018
examination.
The HNO, who
gave a breakdown of the statistics candidates’ performance in the examination,
said that a total of 1,578,846 registered for the examination in Nigeria.
According to
him, out of the number, 1,572,396 of them sat for the examination.
Adenipekun
said a total of 786,016 candidates, representing 49.98 per cent who sat for the
examination, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects including
English Language and Mathematics.
He said the
performance, when compared to what obtained in the same examination in 2016 and
2017, showed a decline.
“If we
should compare the performance of candidates for this year’s examination under
this category with that of 2016, which was 52.97 and in 2017; 59.22, we are
safe to say it is fluctuating, just as it is declining.
“These
statistics are clear for you to see and make your judgment,” he said
Adenipekun
added that of the total number of candidates, who wrote the examination,
1,470,338 of them had their results fully processed and released.
He noted
that a total of 102,058 other candidates had a few of their subjects still
being processed, due to errors traceable to the candidates in the course of
registration or while writing the examination.
The HNO
assured that such errors were being corrected by the council to enable the
affected candidates get their results fully processed and released
subsequently.
He also said
that a total of 1,213,244 candidates obtained credits and above in a minimum of
any five subjects, with or without English Language and or Mathematics.
The WAEC
official added that 858,424 other candidates obtained credits and above in a
minimum of five subjects, including English Language but without Mathematics.
Further,
Adenipekun acknowledged that there were cases of malpractice but it was
minimal.
“For cases
that are established as in other previous examinations, the council is already
looking at them,” he said.
He added
that this year’s examination witnessed the participation of a total of 1,328
candidates with varying degrees of special needs.
According to
him, out of the number, 251 candidates are visually challenged, 783 with
impaired hearing; 123 others have low vision while 88 others are spastic cum
mentally challenged.
He added
that 83 of them were physically challenged.
The HNO said
that the candidates, who have fulfilled their financial obligations to the
council were free to check the details if their performance on the council’s
result website.
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