By Gbenga Abulude (Politics and General Desk)
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is out with the results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
Mr Patrick Areghan, Head of the National office, while announcing the results on Monday, said a total of 1,549,740 registered for the examination.
The Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) was held between August 17, 2020 and Saturday, September 12, 2020.
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In a statement, Areghan said 86.99% of the registered students which is 1,338,348 candidates received credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects with or without English Language and/or Mathematics.
He also noted 1,003,668 candidates which represents 65.24% got credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
According to the statement the results of 215,149 (13.98%) candidates were withheld.
He said, “A total of 1,549,740 candidates registered for the examination from 19,129 recognised secondary schools in Nigeria. Of the number that registered for the examination, 1,538,445 candidates sat the examination.
“The examination was also administered to candidates from some schools in Benin Republic, Ivory Coast, and Equatorial Guinea where the Nigeria curriculum for Senior Secondary School is being used.
“The results of 215,149 candidates, representing 13.98 per cent of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, are being withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice.
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“The cases are being investigated and reports of the investigations will be presented to the appropriate Committee of the Council for determination in due course.”
The results are available on the website of the examination council.
Recall that management of WAEC postponed the release of the results till Monday, November 2, 2020, due to the violence and vandalism in the country, in the aftermath of #EndSARS protests.
The exam body had claimed the violence in the country affected some of its offices and operations nationwide.
