The results of candidates who sat for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2021 Second Series has been released.
About 48.61% of them made five Credits and above in five subjects, including English and Mathematics.
Mr Patrick Areghan, who announced the result yesterday at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) headquarters in Yaba, Lagos, said it was an improvement on the performance recorded in 2019 and 2020.
He said: “Twenty-five thousand and eight (25,008) candidates, representing 48.61 per cent, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
“Of this number, 12,272 (49.07 per cent) were male candidates, while 12,736 (50.93 per cent) were female candidates. The percentage of candidates in this category in the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2019 and 2020, that is, those who obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, were 35.99 per cent and 39.82 per cent, respectively. Thus, there is an encouraging 8.79 percent improvement in performance in this regard.”
Areghan further said 3,968 candidates would not be able to check their results immediately as they are being investigated for examination malpractices.
