2019 WASSCE released; results of 48,855 candidates withheld

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results for the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

A statement from the exams council forwarded to thepublisheronline.com stated, ”the results will be despatched to the schools and candidates are advised to contact their heads of school for their results.”

The statement further detailed ”“the entire results of 48,855 (14.12%) candidates have been withheld pending the conclusion of investigations into various cases of examination malpractice detected during and after the conduct of the examination.”

According to examination body, ”the withheld results of candidates may be cancelled or released based on the outcome of the investigations.”

Breakdown of Results

The performance of the candidates in regard to the four core subjects are as follows:

• English Language: 167,733 (96%) obtained A1-C6; 100,781 (29.42%) obtained D7-E8 while 74,038 (21.61%) had F9;
• Mathematics (Core): 223,737 (31%) obtained A1-C6; 72,408 (21%) obtained D7-E8 while 46,384 (13.54%) had F9;
• Integrated Science: 216,095 (63.17%) obtained A1-C6; 91,151 (27%) obtained D7-E8 while 34,825 (10.18%) had F9;
• Social Studies: 257,838 (75.43%) obtained A1-C6; 52,983 (15.50%) obtained D7-E8 whilst 30,970 (9.06%) had F9.