WAEC Releases 2019 Private Candidates Results, Records 35% in Maths, English

The West African Examination Council, yesterday, announced the release of the results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination ( WASSCE), for private candidate's 2019 second series.

Briefing journalists in Lagos, the Head of National Office of the council, Mr. Olu Adenipekun said out of 94,884 candidates that sat for the examination, 33,304 representing 35.10 per cent obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects including Mathematics and English language .

Out of this figure, he said 16, 431 were male and 16,873 were female representing 49.34 per cent and 50.66 per cent, respectively.

Adenipekun added that 49, 679 candidates representing 52.36 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects ( with or without English Language and/or Mathematics, out of which 24, 354 were male and 25,325 were female representing 49.02 per cent and 50.98 per cent, respectively.

Out of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, the HNO said 91,225 candidates representing 96.14 per cent had their results fully processed and released while 3,659 candidates representing 3.86 per cent, had a few of their subjects still being processed and would be released within the next one week.

"Out of the total number of candidates that sat the examination in Nigeria, 47,237 were male while 47, 647 were female, representing 49.78 per cent and 50.22 per cent, respectively", Adenipekun said

He noted that 9,457 candidates were also reported to have been involved in one form of examination malpractice or the other. "This number represents 9.74 per cent of the total candidature for the examination.