OUT of 396,614 candidates who sat for the November/December 2012 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) examination, a sum of 259,259 candidates representing 66.99 per cent obtained credit together with higher upwardly inwards English linguistic communication Language spell 226,608 candidates representing 59.06 per cent too obtained credit together with higher upwardly inwards Mathematics.
The results, which showed improved functioning compared to previous years, witnessed a overstep charge per unit of measurement of 74,700 (24.16 per cent) inwards 2010 together with 139,827 (36.07 per cent) inwards 2011 spell statistics for 2012 showed an increased functioning of 150,615 (37.97 per cent).
Announcing the results at the WEAC Headquaters inwards Lagos, the Nigerian Head of National Office, Mr Charles Eguridu revealed that a sum of 413,266 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 396,614 candidates, consisting 216,600 males together with 180,014 females sat for the exam spell 406,108 candidates representing 98.27 per cent conduct maintain their results fully processed.
Out of the number, 150,615 representing 37.97 per centum obtained credits inwards 5 subjects together with higher upwardly including English linguistic communication Language together with Mathematics.
He however, disclosed that 7,158 candidates representing 1.73 per cent conduct maintain a few of their subjects soundless existence processed due to errors together with omissions during registration together with actual comport of the examination.
Besides, he said a sum bring out of 49 blind candidates registered for the exam out of which 23 candidates representing 46.93 per cent obtained credits inwards 5 subjects including English linguistic communication Language adding that blind candidates produce non sit down for Mathematics together with Science practical inwards WAACE diets.
Giving a farther breakdown of the results, the HNO said candidates’ functioning inwards the November/December 2010-2012 WASSCE shows that at that spot has been a consistent improvement inwards the functioning of candidates “this is an indication that investment inwards the pedagogy sector, particularly, nether the transformation agenda of the introduce management is foremost to yield dividends.”
Also, he expressed regret that candidates soundless engage inwards exam malpractice equally a final result of which a sum of 47,289 candidates’ results representing 11.04 per cent are existence withheld inwards connecter amongst cases of exam malpractice.
“All the reports on cases of interest inwards exam malpractice conduct maintain been compiled for presentation to Nigeria Examination of the council at its side past times side meeting”.he added.
Eguridu too decried the dearth of qualified teachers, inadequate together with dilapidated classrooms, lack of teaching aids together with other facilities inwards nigh secondary schools inwards the province appealing to the Federal together with State governments equally good equally proprietors of schools to accept steps towards addressing these challenges.
He too implored province ministries of pedagogy to ensure that alone schools amongst the necessary facilities to component are duly approved together with registered.
According to him, these measures if taken whole-heartedly spell effective teaching together with learning is promoted across all levels, standards would last improved together with exam malpractice would refuse drastically.
Source: Guardian
The results, which showed improved functioning compared to previous years, witnessed a overstep charge per unit of measurement of 74,700 (24.16 per cent) inwards 2010 together with 139,827 (36.07 per cent) inwards 2011 spell statistics for 2012 showed an increased functioning of 150,615 (37.97 per cent).
Announcing the results at the WEAC Headquaters inwards Lagos, the Nigerian Head of National Office, Mr Charles Eguridu revealed that a sum of 413,266 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 396,614 candidates, consisting 216,600 males together with 180,014 females sat for the exam spell 406,108 candidates representing 98.27 per cent conduct maintain their results fully processed.
Out of the number, 150,615 representing 37.97 per centum obtained credits inwards 5 subjects together with higher upwardly including English linguistic communication Language together with Mathematics.
He however, disclosed that 7,158 candidates representing 1.73 per cent conduct maintain a few of their subjects soundless existence processed due to errors together with omissions during registration together with actual comport of the examination.
Besides, he said a sum bring out of 49 blind candidates registered for the exam out of which 23 candidates representing 46.93 per cent obtained credits inwards 5 subjects including English linguistic communication Language adding that blind candidates produce non sit down for Mathematics together with Science practical inwards WAACE diets.
Giving a farther breakdown of the results, the HNO said candidates’ functioning inwards the November/December 2010-2012 WASSCE shows that at that spot has been a consistent improvement inwards the functioning of candidates “this is an indication that investment inwards the pedagogy sector, particularly, nether the transformation agenda of the introduce management is foremost to yield dividends.”
Also, he expressed regret that candidates soundless engage inwards exam malpractice equally a final result of which a sum of 47,289 candidates’ results representing 11.04 per cent are existence withheld inwards connecter amongst cases of exam malpractice.
“All the reports on cases of interest inwards exam malpractice conduct maintain been compiled for presentation to Nigeria Examination of the council at its side past times side meeting”.he added.
Eguridu too decried the dearth of qualified teachers, inadequate together with dilapidated classrooms, lack of teaching aids together with other facilities inwards nigh secondary schools inwards the province appealing to the Federal together with State governments equally good equally proprietors of schools to accept steps towards addressing these challenges.
He too implored province ministries of pedagogy to ensure that alone schools amongst the necessary facilities to component are duly approved together with registered.
According to him, these measures if taken whole-heartedly spell effective teaching together with learning is promoted across all levels, standards would last improved together with exam malpractice would refuse drastically.
Source: Guardian
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