Results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been made public by the West African Examination Council (WAEC).
On Monday, the exam body announced the results.
Out of a total of 1,613,733 candidates who sat for the exam, Patrick Areghan, Head of Nigeria’s Office (HNO) of WAEC, stated that 262,803 candidates’ results are being withheld “due to reports of cases of examination malpractice.”
A total of 1,361,608 candidates, or 84.38 percent, received credit or above in a minimum of five courses, with or without English Language or Mathematics, he claimed, showing an improvement in the pass rate.
Additionally, 1,287,920 candidates or 79.81 percent of all applicants got credits in at least five disciplines, including English Language and Mathematics.