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No fewer than 1,163,010 candidates have
their chances of securing university admission in the country this year
dashed as they failed to obtain the basic entry requirement.
The candidates failed to obtain credits
in five subjects and above, including English Language and Mathematics
in the May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination
released by the West African Examinations Council on Monday.
The Head, National Office of WAEC, Mr. Charles Eguridu, announced the release of the results in Lagos.
The candidates constituted 68.82 per cent of the total candidates who sat for the examination.
According to him, 1, 692, 435 candidates,
comprising 929, 075 males and 763, 360 females, sat for the
examinations in the country.
To secure admission in the nation’s
university, a candidate is required to have; at least, credit passes in
five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics in WASSCE or
the National Examinations Council.
Eguridu, who admitted that there was a
marginal decline in the performance of the candidates this year unlike
in the last two years, added that 145, 795 candidates, representing 8.61
per cent had their results withheld for alleged examination
malpractice.
Giving further breakdown, the HNO noted
that 1,293,389 candidates, representing 76.42 per cent, obtained credits
and above in three subjects, while 1,148,262 candidates, representing
67.84 per cent, obtained credits and above in four subjects.
He added, “Of the total number of
candidates that sat the examination, 791,227 candidates, representing
46.75 per cent obtained six credits and above, while 982,472 candidates
representing 58.05 per cent, obtained five credits and above.
“A total of 529,425 candidates,
representing 31.28 per cent, obtained credits in five subjects and
above, including English Language and Mathematics. When compared to the
2012 and 2013 May/June WASSCE diets, there is marginal decline in the
performance of candidates.”
On the withheld results, Eguridu said,
their cases were being investigated and that the reports would be
presented in November to the Nigeria examinations Committee for
consideration.
The HNO, who urged candidates to check
details of their results online in the next 24 hours, added that 150
blind candidates sat for the examination.
According to him, 21 of them,
representing 14 per cent obtained credits in five subjects and above,
including English Language and Mathematics.
Punch
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