WAEC releases WASSCE 2023 private candidates’ results, records 44.29% pass English and Maths

WAEC releases WASSCE 2023 private candidates’ results, records 44.29% pass English and Maths

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the results of its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates which was conducted between 27 October and 20 December 2023.

The examination body disclosed this Tuesday night via a statement signed by the Acting Head of its Public Affairs Department, Moyosore Adesina, a copy of which was obtained by PREMIUM TIMES.

According to the statement, a total of 85,600 candidates registered for the examination but 80,904 sat the examinations in 568 centres across the country.

Of the figure that sat the examination, WAEC said a total of 39,790, amounting to 49.18 per cent were males, while 41,114, representing 50.82 per cent were females.

Released Result statistics

According to WAEC, in the examination, a total of 78,419 candidates, representing 96.93 per cent “have their results fully processed and released while 2,485 candidates, representing 3.07 per cent have a few of their subjects still being processed due to some errors traceable to them.”

WAEC, however, said, “Efforts are being made to speedily complete the processing to enable all the affected candidates to get their results fully processed and released, soon.”

Pass rate

In Nigeria, admission into tertiary institutions is determined by results obtained in examinations such as Senior School Certificate Examinations including WASSCE conducted by WAEC. These tertiary institutions expect candidates to obtain credits in five relevant subjects including English Language and Mathematics.

Thus out of the figure that sat the examination, WAEC noted that only a total of 35,830 candidates representing 44.29 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.

The examination body said out of the 35,830 candidates who secured credits in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics, a total of 17,631, representing 49.21 per cent were male candidates, while 18,199, representing 50.79 per cent were female candidates.

Meanwhile, WAEC further added that the figure of candidates who secured credits in five subjects with or without English Language and, or Mathematics is 46,267, representing 57.19 per cent.

Caveat

WAEC, however, said the pass rate analysis cannot be compared with that of WASSCE for school candidates, noting that while the former only choose the number of subjects to write on their own, school candidates are compelled to sit eight or night subjects compulsorily.

“…The candidates in WASSCE for Private Candidates, though can register for eight or nine subjects, are not compelled to take all. They are free to sit, even one subject, depending on the deficiency they want to remedy. For them, therefore, the examination is only a remedial one – a remedy for an existing deficiency. From the above, it will not be true or fair to say that the performance in this examination has dwindled,” WAEC said.