WAEC Records Mass Failure In This Year's Exam

West African Examination Council WAEC
yesterday released the examination results of the
2014 West African Senior School Certificate May/
June exam recording mass failure in core
subjects including English and Yoruba.
Announcing the results, yesterday, at WAEC
office, Yaba, the Head of National Office, WAEC,
Mr. Charles Eguridu said: “A total of 529,425
candidates, representing 31.28 per cent,
obtained credits in five subjects and above,
including English Language and Mathematics.”
He noted that when compared to the 2012 and
2013 May/June WASSCE results, there was
marginal decline in the performance of candidates
as 38.81 per cent was recorded in 2012 and
36.57 per cent in 2013.
Eguridu, who disclosed that the results of
145,795 candidates, representing 8.61 per cent,
are being withheld in connection with various
types of examination malpractice said: “The
cases are being investigated and the reports of
the investigations will be presented in November
to the Nigeria Examinations Committee, NEC.
”According to him, out of 1,692,435 candidates
that sat for the examination, 791,227 candidates,
representing 46.75 per cent, obtained six credits
and above, just as a total of 982,472 candidates
representing 58.05 per cent, obtained five credits
and above.
In addition, he stated that 1,148,262 candidates,
representing 67.84 per cent, obtained credits
and above in four subjects, while 1,293,389
candidates, representing 76.42 per cent,
obtained credits and above in three subjects.
He said out of the 161 visually-handicapped
candidates, who registered for the examination,
21 of them, representing 14 per cent obtained
credits in five subjects, including English
language, adding, “blind candidates do not take
mathematics and science practicals in the
WASSCE.”
In his analysis, he said: “A total of 1,705,976
candidates registered for the examination, out of
which 1,692,435 candidates, consisting of
929,075 male and 763,360 female candidates
sat for  the examination.
“Of the total number of candidates that sat for the
examination, 1,605,613 candidates, representing
94.87 per cent have their results fully released,
while 86,822 candidates, representing 5.13 per
cent have a few of their subjects still being
processed due to some errors, mainly traceable
to laxity on the part of the candidates and the
schools, 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 as soon as they are
ready.
”Meanwhile, to curb examination
malpractice, WAEC has announced the
introduction of ICT-driven device which will
enable supervisors and staff of the Council on
duty to address and record in real time the
processes on the day of the examination.
The HNO said: “With effect from the May/June
2014 WASSCE, the Council introduced a device
known as Candidates Identity Verification,
Attendance, Malpractice and Post Examinations
Management System, CIVAMPEMS.
“This ICT-driven device enables supervisors and
staff of the Council on duty, to address and
record in real time the processes on the day of
the examination.
“These include identity verification, capturing and
recording occurrences as they happen, such as
candidates’ attendance and examination
malpractice and transmit same to our data base.
“With this, the Council is able to generate valid
examination reports for each examination
centre.”
He noted that the Council, beginning with the
November/December 2014 WASSCE, will
introduce customised, transparent mathematical
sets, with in-built non-programmable scientific
calculators, which conform with the rules and
regulations of its examinations.
He urged all prospective candidates, for both the
May/June and November/December WASSCE
diets to note that, henceforth, bringing in any
other non-approved mathematical set or
calculator into examination halls would not be
allowed.
“Models of the WAEC-customised mathematical
set would be made available to schools to assist
them in preparing their candidates for the
Council”s examinations,” he said.
He also said that “the Council, with effect from
2014 WASSCE, is introducing biometric enabled
certificates.
Each certificate will have a QR code with details
of the candidate’s biometrics.”
Source: Vanguard