WAEC Releases May/June 2016 WASSCE Results

The West African Examinations (WAEC) has
announced the release of its 2016 May/June West
African Senior School Certificate Examination
(WASSCE) on Friday, August 5, 2016.
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The examinations body announced that it withheld the
results of 137,295 candidates, representing 8.89 per cent of
those who took the examinations.
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The announcement was made on Friday in Lagos by the
Head, Nigeria National Office, Olu Adenipekun, who also
explained that the withheld results are in connection with
various cases of examination malpractice.
He said: “the cases are being investigated and
reports of the investigations will be presented to
the appropriate committee of the Council in due
course for consideration.”
Adenipekun also said a total of eight hundred and seventy
eight thousand and forty (878,040) candidates,
representing 52.97%, obtained credits in five (5) subjects
and above, including English Language and
Mathematics.”
He added: “A total of 1,014,573 candidates,
representing 65.70 per cent obtained six credits
and above, 1,167,484 candidates, representing
75.60 per cent obtained five credits and above.
While 1,282,204 candidates, representing 83.03
per cent obtained credit and above in four
subjects.”
“1,370,049 candidates, representing 88.72 per
cent obtained credit and above in three subjects,
1,438,679 candidates, representing 93.16 per cent
obtained credit and above in two subjects.”
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