Entire Results of 598 WASSCE Candidates Wipe Out!

The 2016 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) saw no less than 598 competitors having their whole results crossed out.


A temporary report by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) says a sum of 2,184 out of the 274,262 competitors who took the examination this year had issues with their results.

As per the announcement marked by WAEC's representative, Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, 1,576 applicants had their subject results wiped out. It included that "13 candidates had their whole results wiped out have additionally been "banished from taking any of the Council's examinations for 2 (two) years basically for mimic amid the examination".

The announcement noticed that the Item Differentia Profile (IDP) programming WAEC as of late procured supported in recognizing hopefuls who bamboozled in some center subjects.

"With the guide of the Item Differentia Profile (IDP) programming; 2,293 hopefuls who were distinguished to have tricked in the accompanying center subjects: English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science have had their important subject results drop. The product did not recognize any tricking in Social Studies. The IDP programming was acquainted with empower the Council identify bamboozling in the target tests which up to this point, went to a great extent unnoticed.

Also, the whole consequences of applicants displayed by 85 schools have been withheld whilst examinations concerning asserted instances of mass deceiving are being directed. The withheld consequences of candidates will be wiped out if discovered at fault or discharged assuming generally, the statement added.

WAEC likewise uncovered that a sum of 125,065 (53.19%) students got A1 to C6 in English Language, 59,725 (25.40%) got D7-E8 whilst 46,595 (19.82%) had F9.

For Mathematics, 77,108 (32.83%) acquired A1-C6; 65,007 (27.68%) got D7-E8 whilst 89,477 (38.10%) had F9.

In Integrated science, 113,933 (48.48%) students acquired A1-C6, 75,938 (32.32%) got D7-E8 whilst 42,519 (18.09%) had F9.

In conclusion for Social Studies, 129,058 (54.93%) got Al-C6; 53,824 (22.91 %) got D7-E8 whilst 49,198 (20.94%) had F9.

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) noticed that the general execution for the 2016 WASSCE is a noteworthy change over last year's.