The West African Examinations Council has announced that it has withheld the results of 215,267 candidates from the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination.
This figure represents 11.92 percent of the 1,805,216 candidates who undertook the examination.
The 2024 WASSCE took place from Tuesday, 30th April 2024, to 24th June 2024.
Dr. Amos Dangut, the Head of the Nigeria Office, WAEC, disclosed that the results were withheld due to various reported cases of examination malpractice. This figure of withheld results is 4.37 percent lower than the 16.29 percent recorded in the WASSCE for School Candidates in 2023.
Dr. Dangut emphasized the Council's commitment to sanctioning all cases of examination malpractice, highlighting the undermining effect of such practices on the educational system. He expressed concerns about the increasing use of mobile phones in the examination hall, despite the existing ban, and organized cheating in some schools. All reported cases are under investigation, and the results will be presented to the appropriate committee of the Council for consideration and final decisions. The affected candidates will be notified through their respective schools, and they may seek redress for their malpractice cases via the Council's website.
In other results, 73.79 percent of candidates obtained credit or above in a minimum of any five subjects, with or without English Language and/or Mathematics. This figure represents 1,332,089 candidates out of the total 1,805,216 who sat for the examination.
Dr. Dangut encouraged candidates to apply for their Digital Certificates, which will be released 48 hours after checking their results online. He also advised candidates who have fulfilled their financial obligations to the Council that they can access their results on the Council's website within the next 12 hours, with copies of the Result Listing to be sent to schools shortly.
The examination was conducted in four WAEC member countries: Nigeria, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.