The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results. However, the results of 215,267 candidates, representing 11.92% of the total number of candidates who sat for the examination, have been withheld due to various reported cases of examination malpractice.
According to the Head of Nigeria Office of WAEC, Dr. Amos Dangut, the examination was conducted in Nigeria and other WAEC member countries, including Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Out of the 1,805,216 candidates who sat for the examination in Nigeria, 1,301,941 candidates, representing 72.12%, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
Dr. Dangut noted that the increasing use of cell phones in the examination hall, despite the existing ban, and organized cheating in some schools are other nagging issues. He said that all the cases are being investigated and reports of the investigations will be presented to the appropriate committee of the council for consideration and final decisions.
The results of candidates from states indebted to the council will not be released until payment is made. Dr. Dangut appealed to the concerned states to pay their debts to enable the affected schools/candidates to access their results.
In total, 1,685,889 candidates, representing 93.39%, had their results fully processed and released, while 119,327 candidates, representing 6.61%, had one or more of their subjects still being processed due to some issues being resolved. The 2024 withheld results figure was 4.37% lower than the 16.29% recorded in the WASSCE for school candidates in 2023.