The West African Examinations
Council, WAEC, Thursday released
its November/December Senior
Secondary School Examination
results.
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Only 86,612 candidates,
representing 29.17% obtained
credits in five subjects and above,
including English Language and
Mathematics.
Announcing the results in Lagos,
Head of National Office, Mr
Charles
Eguridu said that 308,217
candidates registered for the Nov/
Dec 2013 WASSCE. From the figure,
he noted, 17 candidates,
representing 20.73% obtained
credits in 5 subjects including
English Language and
Mathematics.
Eguridu said: “ Of the total of
candidates that sat the
examination,
120,115 candidates, representing
40.46%, obtained 6 credits and
above; 161,721 candidates
representing 54.48% obtained 5
credits and above. In addition,
198,832 candidates, representing
66.98% obtained credits and
above
in four subjects while 230,325
candidates representing 77.59
obtained Credits and above in 3
subjects. A total of 256,500
candidates representing 86.41%
obtained credits and above in 2
subjects.”
When compared to the November/
December 2011 and 2012 WASSCE
(Private) results, Eguridu said,
there is a marked decline in
candidates’ performance.
He said: “In 2011 a total of
139,827
candidates, representing 36.07%
obtained credits in 5 subjects and
above including English Language
and Mathematics.
Also in 2012, a total of 150,615
candidates, representing 37.97%
obtained credits in 5 subjects
including English Language and
Mathematics.”
There was over 8% decline in
candidates’ performance as only
29.17% obtained credits in 5
subjects and above including
English Language and Mathematics
in 2013 WASSCE
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