WAEC releases result,61 per cent failed English/Maths

Firstclass newsline gathered that the West African Examinations
Council has seized the May/June 2015 West African Senior School
Certificate Examination results of hundreds of candidates from 13
states in the country which are owing them.
Firstclass newsline learnt that this came as the council stated that
only 616, 370 candidates obtained credit in five subjects, including
English Language and Mathematics. The candidates represented 38.68 per
cent of the candidates who sat for the examination.
It was gathered that one million, five hundred and ninety-three
thousand and four hundred and forty-two candidates, comprising 864,096
males and 729,346 females, sat for the examination.
The WAEC Head of National Office, Mr. Charles Eguridu, made this known
on Monday while releasing the result of the May/June 2015 WASSCE in
Lagos.
Charles also announced that 118,101 candidates had their results
withheld for alleged involvement in examination malpractice.
He explained, "Of the total number of candidates that sat the
examination, 758,849 candidates, representing 47.62 per cent obtained
six credits and above; 949,862 candidates, representing 59.61 per cent
obtained five credits and above, while 1,114,988 candidates,
representing 69.97 per cent obtained credit and above in four
subjects.
"In addition, 1,295,915 candidates, representing 78.81 per cent
obtained credit and above in three subjects, while 1,376,743
candidates, representing 86.40 per cent obtained credit and above in
two subjects. However, 616,370 candidates, representing 38.68 per
cent, obtained credit in five subjects and above, including English
Language and Mathematics."
To gain admission to the nation's university, a candidate is expected
to obtain credit in five subjects, including English and Mathematics
On the debtor states, the council alleged that they did not pay their
candidates' examination registration fees.
Charles, however, did not name the 13 debtor states.
The affected candidates, mainly government-sponsored candidates,
Eguridu said, would only have their results if their states showed
enough commitment to offsetting the debts.
The HNO said, "After reviewing the situation, the council has decided
that the results of government-sponsored candidates of indebted states
would be released if such states endeavour to produce bank guarantees,
so that the council will be assured that the fees will be paid. This
decision is in appreciation of the general prevailing economic
challenges in the country, and in order not to jeopardise the
educational careers of the candidates of the indebted states."
Eguridu, who urged candidates to check their results on Tuesday, noted
that public schools whose results were not on the council's website
should consider it to mean that their states were indebted to WAEC.
The council had, two weeks ago, threatened to sieze the results,
claiming that 19 states owed it about N4bn debts arising from the
examination registration fees.
The Education Rights Campaign has condemned the West African
Examination Council's decision to withhold results of candidates from
states that have defaulted on the body's registration fees.
The ERC National Coordinator, Mr. Taiwo Soweto, in a statement in
Lagos on Monday, described the directive as 'insensitive' and called
on the examination body to reverse its decision immediately.
According to the group, withholding the results of candidates from
affected states would be an ethical violation of the provisions of the
Child Right Act 2003.
The statement read, "As a public institution, WAEC is obligated by the
Child Right Act (2003) to make the best interest of the child the
paramount consideration in all the things done.
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