WAEC Releases 2024 WASSCE Results: 215,267 Results Withheld Over Alleged Malpractices

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the 2024 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for the May/June examination.

WAEC’s Head of Nigeria Organisation, Amos Dangut, who announced this on Monday, stated that results of 1,685,889 candidates, accounting for 93.9% were released.

Dangut added that although insecurity hampered the conduct of the exam in different areas of the country, 1,805, 216 candidates registered for the WASSCE.

“WAEC is releasing its results today as out of 1,805, 216 that entered for exam, 1,332, 089 candidates have credits in five subjects including any subjects with either Mathematics or English language and 1,301, 949 candidates got credits in five subjects including Mathematics and English language accounting for 72.9% of total candidates.

“This is a 7.6% decrease in examination performance compared to last year of 2023 WASSCE. Also 215, 267 results were withheld due to examination malpractice by the candidates. This accounts for 11.92% of the total number of candidates who wrote the examination,” Dangut said.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) also explained why it withheld the results of 215,267 candidates who participated in the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

In a statement made on Monday while announcing the release of the 2024 WASSCE results, Dr. Amos Dangut, the Head of the Nigeria Office at WAEC, revealed that the withheld results were linked to various reported cases of examination malpractice.

Dr. Dangut noted that the percentage of withheld results is 4.37% lower than the 16.29% recorded in the 2023 WASSCE for School Candidates.

He emphasised that WAEC remains committed to addressing examination malpractice, warning that schools, supervisors, teachers, and candidates involved in such activities are compromising the integrity of the educational system.

“The increasing use of mobile phones in examination halls, despite the existing ban, and organized cheating in some schools, are persistent issues we’re facing. All reported cases are currently under investigation, and the findings will be presented to the appropriate committee for final decisions,” he said.

Dr. Dangut added that the decisions of the committee would be communicated to the affected candidates through their respective schools. He also mentioned that candidates could seek redress for their malpractice cases via WAEC’s website if they wish to do so.

Additionally, Dr. Dangut disclosed that 73.79% of candidates, equivalent to 1,332,089 out of the total 1,805,216 who took the exam, achieved credit or above in a minimum of five subjects, with or without English Language and/or Mathematics.

He encouraged candidates to check their results online and apply for their Digital Certificates, which will be available 48 hours after the results are uploaded.

“Candidates who have met their financial obligations to WAEC can access their results on the Council’s website within the next 12 hours. Copies of the Result Listing will be dispatched to schools shortly,” he added.

The examination was conducted across four WAEC member countries: Nigeria, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Liberia