BREAKING: WAEC releases 2020 WASSCE results for private candidates

The 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2020, First Series result has been released 30 days after the conducted of the examination across the federation.

This is as the Head of West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Nigeria, Mr Olu Olanipekun at media briefing in Lagos disclosed that candidates can now request for the certificate online through the Electronic Certificate Management System platform.

Giving a breakdown of the results, Olanipekun stated WASSCE which ended on February 4 was marked across three centres in Nigeria, Abeokuta, Enugu and Kaduna between February 15 and February 28.

His words: “Today, Tuesday the 3rd day of March, 2020, I am happy to announce the release of the results of candidates that sat the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2020 – First Series, in Nigeria 30 days after the conclusion of the examination.

“A total of twelve thousand three hundred and ninety-five 12,395, candidates registered for the examination, out of which twelve thousand seventy-five,12,075, candidates sat the examination. Of the total number of candidates that sat the examination six thousand three hundred and thirty-one,6,331, were male and Five thousand seven hundred and forty four ,5,744 were female, representing 52% and 47.57% respectively.

“Out of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, eleven thousand eight hundred and stay, 11,816 candidates, representing 97.86% have their results fully processed and released while two hundred and fifty nine (259) candidates, representing 2.14% have a few of their subjects still being processed due to errors traceable to the candidates in the course of registration or writing the examination. Such errors are being corrected by the Council to enable the affected candidates get their results fully processed and released subsequently.