The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has launched the 2018 examination outcomes of its candidates and studies that solely 49.98 per cent of the candidates, who wrote its 2018 college certificates examination, obtained credit score passes and above.
The council’s Head of Nationwide Workplace (HNO), Olu Adenipekun, stated the credit score passes included English Language and Arithmetic.
Mr Adenipekun gave this data at a information convention to announce the 2018 West African Senior College Certificates Examination (WASSCE) in Lagos.
In accordance with him, the efficiency of candidates for its examinations within the final three years is fluctuating in view of the end result of the simply launched 2018 examination.
The HNO, who gave a breakdown of the statistics of efficiency of candidates within the examination, stated {that a} whole of 1,578,846 registered for the examination in Nigeria.
In accordance with him, out of the quantity, 1,572,396 of them sit for the examination.
Adenipekun stated a complete of 786,016 candidates, representing 49.98 per cent who sat for the examination, obtained credit and above in a minimal of 5 topics together with English Language and Arithmetic.
He stated the efficiency, when in comparison with what was obtained in the identical examination in 2016 and 2017, confirmed a decline.
“If we must always examine the efficiency of candidates for this 12 months’s examination underneath this class with that of 2016, which was 52.97 and in 2017; 59.22, we’re secure to say it’s fluctuating, simply as it’s declining.
“These statistics are clear so that you can see and make your judgment,” he stated
Mr Adenipekun added that of the full variety of candidates, who wrote the examination, 1,470,338 of them had their outcomes absolutely processed and launched.
He famous {that a} whole of 102,058 different candidates had just a few of their topics nonetheless being processed, as a result of errors traceable to the candidates in the middle of registration or whereas writing the examination.
The HNO assured that such errors had been being corrected by the council to allow the affected candidates get their outcomes absolutely processed and launched subsequently.
He additionally stated {that a} whole of 1,213,244 candidates obtained credit and above in a minimal of any 5 topics, with or with out English Language and or Arithmetic.
The WAEC official added that 858,424 different candidates obtained credit and above in a minimal of 5 topics, together with English Language however with out Arithmetic.
Additional, Adenipekun acknowledged that there have been instances of malpractice nevertheless it was minimal.
“For cases that are established as in other previous examinations, the council is already looking at them,” he stated.
He added that this 12 months’s examination witnessed the participation of a complete of 1,328 candidates with various levels of particular wants.
In accordance with him, out of the quantity, 251 candidates are visually challenged, 783 with impaired listening to; 123 others have low imaginative and prescient whereas 88 others are spastic cum mentally challenged.
He added that 83 of them had been bodily challenged.
The HNO stated that the candidates, who’ve fulfilled their monetary obligations to the council had been free to test the main points if their efficiency on the council’s consequence web site.