The West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Monday, released results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
Head of Nigeria’s Office (HNO) of WAEC, Patrick Areghan, in a statement, said out of a total of 1,613,733 candidates that sat for the examination, the results of 262,803 candidates are being withheld “due to reports of cases of examination malpractice.”
According to him, there was an improvement in the pass rate as a total of 1,361,608 candidates, representing 84.38 percent, obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects with or without English Language or Mathematics.
It was also disclosed in the statement that 1,287,920 candidates, representing 79.81 percent of the total candidates, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.