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WASSCE 2020 records 65.24% credit pass in 5 subjects, including Mathematics and English

Chidi Emenike by Chidi Emenike
November 2, 2020
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WAEC releases 2022 WASSCE 2nd series results as 42.16% of candidates pass the exams
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In a recent development, the West African Examination Council board has announced that 1,003,668 candidates out of 1,538,445 students that sat for the 2020 WASSCE examination – representing about 65.24%, obtained at least a credit pass in a minimum of five subjects, that includes English and Mathematics.

This is according to a press release by the WAEC and verified by Nairametrics.

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The address by the @waecnigeria Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, to announce release of results of WASSCE SC, 2020 today at the WAEC National Office, Lagos. pic.twitter.com/bKFGoM0O3B

— WAEC NIGERIA (@waecnigeria) November 2, 2020

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What you should know 

Nairametrics had earlier reported that WAEC is set to release the 2020 SSCE result today being November 2, 2020. 

  • The latest figure indicates a marginal improvement of 1.06% when compared to the WASSCE 2019 results, where only 64.18% of the candidates that sat for the examinations recorded a minimum of a credit pass in English and Mathematics. 
  • Further breakdown of the result for the 2020 examination showed that, out of the over 1.3 million that recorded a minimum credit pass in English and Mathematics, 506,529 were female candidates representing about 50.47%, while 479,139 were male candidates.  

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Key metrics

  • 1,538,445 candidates sat for the examinations out of 1,549,740 students that registered, indicating 99.3% turn out. 
  • Out of the 1,538,445 that sat for the examinations, 780,660 were male students (50.74%), while 757,785 were female candidates (49.26%). 
  • 19,129 recognized secondary schools in Nigeria participated in the examinations 
  • 1,456,727 candidates representing 94.69% of the candidates that sat for the examinations have their results fully processed.
  • 1,338,348 candidates representing 86.99% obtained a minimum of credits in any five subjects with or without English and/or Mathematics.
  • The result of 215,149 candidates (about 13.98%) that sat for the examination has been withheld, in connection to various reported cases of examination malpractice, which is currently being investigated. 

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Chidi Emenike

Chidi Emenike

Chidi Emenike is a graduate of economics, a Young African Leadership Initiative Fellow and an Investment Foundations certificate holder. He worked as a graduate Teaching Assistant in the Federal College of Education Kano and is also a trained National Peer Group Educator on Financial Inclusion

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  1. Anonymous says:
    November 4, 2020 at 10:54 am

    Can a withhield result later be realised?

    Reply
  2. Samuel omawumi eyekosi says:
    November 6, 2020 at 10:20 am

    I checked my result and I saw english was outstanding, when are they going to release it because I want to upload my result

    Reply
  3. Anas sani says:
    November 12, 2020 at 3:53 pm

    Shiyar galadima

    Reply
  4. Emmanuel Sottie says:
    November 25, 2020 at 9:52 am

    Why do many students fail this year
    If because of free shs then the president have to do something about it

    Reply
  5. Olaniyi olaitan says:
    December 18, 2020 at 8:42 pm

    My mathematics was cancelled oh God upon how have waited and pray for it after all the so called withheld or outstanding haaa??? it’s painful

    Reply
  6. Marcusjn says:
    August 1, 2021 at 8:34 am

    I got 6 A’s and im not happy about it

    Reply
  7. Angel says:
    October 28, 2021 at 10:06 am

    When will the 2020 waec certificate be out??

    Reply
  8. Stephanie nwachukwu says:
    November 19, 2021 at 1:27 pm

    God help us Amen

    Reply
  9. Tukura mike says:
    November 24, 2021 at 7:20 am

    My result pls

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  10. Deedua simple promise says:
    November 28, 2021 at 5:20 pm

    I want to see my weac 2020

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