The result of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination has been released by the West African Examination Council on Monday.
Patrick Areghan, Head of the Nation office of the council revealed a total of 1,549,740 registered forced the examination.
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According to Areghan, 1,338,348 candidates representing 86.99% obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects – with or without English Language and/or Mathematics.
He said 1,003,668 candidates representing 65.24% obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
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To check the results, candidates were asked to visit the website of WAEC.
A statement from WAEC quoted Areghan as saying that the results of 215,149 candidates, representing 13.98 per cent of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, are being withheld.
He said, “A total of 1,549,740 candidates registered for the examination from 19,129 recognised secondary schools in Nigeria. Of the number that registered for the examination, 1,538,445 candidates sat the examination.
“The examination was also administered to candidates from some schools in Benin Republic, Ivory Coast, and Equatorial Guinea where the Nigeria curriculum for Senior Secondary School is being used.
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