Funmi Ogundare
The West African Examination Council, yesterday, announced the release of the results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination ( WASSCE), for private candidate’s 2019 second series.
Briefing journalists in Lagos, the Head of National Office of the council, Mr. Olu Adenipekun said out of 94,884 candidates that sat for the examination, 33,304 representing 35.10 per cent obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects including Mathematics and English language .
Out of this figure, he said 16, 431 were male and 16,873 were female representing 49.34 per cent and 50.66 per cent, respectively.
Adenipekun added that 49, 679 candidates representing 52.36 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects ( with or without English Language and/or Mathematics, out of which 24, 354 were male and 25,325 were female representing 49.02 per cent and 50.98 per cent, respectively.
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