The 2024 WASSCE took place from April 30 to June 24, lasting seven weeks and six days. A total of 1,814,736 students registered for the exam from 25,126 secondary schools across Nigeria, and 1,805,216 of them actually took the test.
Out of the students who took the exam, 1,685,889 (93.39 percent) have had all their papers processed and their results released. However, 119,327 students (6.61 percent) are still waiting for some of their subjects to be processed.
Amos Josiah Dangut, the head of WAEC Nigeria, stated that the results of 215,267 students (11.92 percent) are being withheld due to various reported cases of exam malpractice. This is a decrease from last year, where 16.29 percent of results were withheld.
The performance analysis shows that 1,332,089 students (73.79 percent) scored credit or higher in at least five subjects (with or without English and/or Mathematics).
Meanwhile, 1,301,941 students (72.12 percent) scored credit or higher in at least five subjects, including English and Mathematics. This represents a 7.69 percent decrease from the 79.81 percent pass rate recorded in 2023.
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WAEC announced these results on their official X account on Monday, stating, “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform Candidates who sat WASSCE for School Candidates, 2024 that the result has officially been released today, Monday, August 12, 2024,” it wrote. “To access the result, log on to https://waecdirect.org.”
For students wanting to check their results, here are the steps:
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Checking WAEC Results via SMS:
WAEC*ExaminationNumber*PIN*ExamYear on your phone (no spaces between the details).Note: Only MTN, Glo, and Airtel subscribers can check their results using this SMS method. If you do not receive your result via SMS, you can repeat the step. SMS charges will apply.
KanyiDaily recalls that Nigerian singer, Davido previously offered a five-year scholarship to Morro Suleyman, a Ghanaian student who scored distinctions in all subjects in the West African Examination Council (WAEC).
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