The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially released the results of the 2024 November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates.
The announcement was made on Sunday, February 16, 2025, by Dangut Amos, the Head of the National Office, WAEC Nigeria.
According to a statement issued by WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, a total of 65,023 candidates participated in the examination across various centres nationwide.
Adesina said out of the number of candidates who sat for the examination, 34,878 represented 53.64 percent of those who achieved credits and above in at least five mandatory subjects.
Also, the 2024 result is an improvement when compared to the 44.29% pass rate in 2023 and 42.16% in 2022 – which reflects a 9.35 percent improvement in the candidates’ performance.
“16,886 male candidates (48.41%) and 17,992 female candidates (51.58%) attained the required credits, indicating that female candidates outperformed their male counterparts,” the statement said.
However, while 62,364 candidates (95.90%) had their results completely processed and released, 2,669 candidates (4.1%) are awaiting their results following some errors.
In addition, the results of 2,577 candidates (3.98%) were withheld due to suspected cases of examination malpractice.
“Investigations will be conducted to determine if these results will be released or canceled,” the statement added.
