2016 WACE RESULT STATISTIC RELEASE BY THE WEST AFRICA EXAMINATION COUNCIL
2016
WAEC RESULT STATISTIC
The current analysis of results indicates that there
is a significant rise in number of candidates that passed – WAEC representative
says withheld results would be investigated and proper actions taken however, approximately
53% of students who sat for the 2016 May/June West African Senior Certificate
Examination (WASSCE) have passed. From the results released on Friday, August
5, by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Lagos, Nigeria about
137,295 (representing 8.89%) of the candidates’ results were withheld. The
total number of candidates who credit passes in five subjects English Language
and Mathematics inclusive was 878,040 which represented 52.97%, a stark divergence
to the 2014 and 2015 breakdown where 31.28% and 38.68% respectively
had the same ratings.
Vanguard quotes Olu Adenipekun, the Nigerian head of
WAEC as saying: “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.” He also informed that 1,552,758 candidates sat
for this year’s examination May/June examination, which he also clarified that
out of the 1,544,234 who sat for the exams, “a total of 1,014,573
candidates, representing 65.70% obtained six (6) credits and above; whereas, one
million one hundred sixty seven thousand four hundred and eighty four
(1,167,484) candidates, representing 75.60% obtained five (5) credits and
above, while one million two hundred and eighty two thousand two hundred and
four (1,282,204) candidates, representing 83.03% obtained credit and above in
four (4) subjects.” 1,370,049 candidates, representing 88.72% obtained credit
and above in three subjects just as 1,438,679 candidates, representing 93.16%
had credit passes and above in two subjects.
Meanwhile, the
head of Media and Information Fabian Benjamin, at the Joint Matriculations
Board (JAMB), has released a statement covering the exact criteria for 2016
admission. This latest development is coming after information on the
examination board’s website had indicated that there would be a new point
system to grant students admission to tertiary institutions. According to the
report made available by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, July 10 in
Lagos, it was gathered that the admission of candidates into all the tertiary institutions
across the nation will be based on: merit, catchment and educationally less
developed states.
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