BREAKING: WAEC revises SSCE results errors, English, Maths pass rate jumps to 62.9%
Speaking with reporters on Friday in Lagos, Head of National Office(Nigeria) Dr Amos Dangut, said with the review, 62.96 percent of the candidates who sat for the examination had credits and above in a minimum of five subjects including English Language and Mathematics.
In the previously released results, 38.32 percent of candidates that took part in the examination secured credits in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics, sparking national outrage.
In the initial results that were released, only 754,545 candidates passed (English and maths inclusive).
The new review pushed the number of candidates that passed (with English and maths) to over 1.2 million.
“With deep sorrow and regret, l, on behalf of the Registrar to Council, Management and Staff of WAEC Nigeria, apologise for the discrepancies discovered in the grading of serialised papers.
“This is very difficult for us to say, but we have to admit that it is very embarrassing,” Amos Dangut, Head of WAEC Nigeria said.
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