The results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates 2023-Second Series were released on Tuesday evening by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Nigeria office.
According to a statement signed and released by Moyosola Adesina, Acting Head, Public Affairs, WAEC Nigeria, 46,267 of the 80,904 applicants who took the exam scored at least five credits. This means that 57.19% of candidates received credit or above in a minimum of five subjects (including English Language and/or Mathematics).
35,830 candidates (44.29%) received credit or higher in at least five courses, including English Language and Mathematics.
The regional examination body’s management urged candidates to check their results at www.waecdirect.org and determine their status before visiting the Digital Certificate platform (www.waec.org) to access digital copies of their certificates, which were released alongside their results.
Candidates may also be required to apply online for the printing of hard copies of their certificates via the WAEC Certificate Request Portal (e-CertMan).
The statement read:
“The examination was conducted in Nigeria between Friday, October 27, 2023 and Wednesday, December 20, 2023. The Coordination of Examiners and Marking of Candidates’ Scripts were carried out at SEVEN (7) Marking Venues in Lagos, Ibadan, Akure, Benin, Enugu, Uyo, and Kaduna from Tuesday, January 16, to Tuesday, January 30, 2024. A total of4,162 examiners participated in the coordination and marking Exercise.
“85,600 candidates, representing 10.07% increase, when compared with the 2022 entry figure of 77,768) entered for the examination, while 80,904 candidates sat the examination at 568 centres spread across the nooks and crannies of the country.
“Amongst the candidates that sat the examination, (211) candidates, with varying degrees of special needs, were registered for the examination.
“Out of this number, 33 were visually challenged, 21 had impaired hearing and 30 were Albinos. All these candidates with special needs were adequately provided for in the administration of the examination.”