WAEC releases 2020 results, commences registration for 2021
AREWA AGENDA – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday released the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates 2020 (second series).
WAEC said that 39.82 per cent made credits in five subjects (including Mathematics and English) in the results released today.
The Head of National Office Patrick Areghan also announced the opening of registration for the 2021 WASSCE for school candidates three months behind schedule.
However, announcing the release of the WASSCE for private candidates 2020, Areghan said the result was an improvement in performance in the examination in the last two years.
“Twenty Four Thousand Four Hundred and Ninety One (24,491) candidates representing 39.82% obtained credit and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects including English Language and Mathematics.
“Out of this number, Twelve Thousand, and Forty (12,040) i. e. 49.16% were male candidates, while Twelve Thousand, Four Hundred and Fifty-One (12,451) i.e. 50.84% were female candidates.
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According to him, “The percentage of candidates in this category in the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2018 and 2019, that is, those who obtained credit and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, were 35.99% and 35.10% respectively. Thus, there is a marginal increase of 4.72% in performance in this regard.’’
Areghan, however, warned that the performance should not be the basis of judging how well candidates did in the examination as it is considered a remedial one for candidates seeking to make certain subjects.
Of the 61,509 candidates who took the examination, 5,548 (9.02 per cent) have their results being withheld because of alleged involvement in examination malpractice.
Patrick Areghan also explained that the 66,375 candidates registered for the examination represented a 31.63 per cent in decline for enrolment in the examination, which he said was due to COVID-19.
Areghan attributed the delay in the registration for the 2021 WASSCE for school candidates to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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