WAEC cancels 4108 subject results of 2024 WASSCE candidates

WAEC cancels 4108 subject results of 2024 WASSCE candidates and more

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has canceled the results of 4,108 subjects for candidates and withheld many more results for schools and students following the release of the 2024 WASSCE results.

According to the council, the 4,108 subject results were cancelled due to candidates entering the examination halls with prepared notes, textbooks, printed materials, and other unauthorized items.

In a press release, WAEC also stated that the entire results of 483 students were cancelled for possessing mobile phones in the examination hall.

Additionally, the results of 781 students and the entire results of 209 other candidates have been affected due to suspected examination malpractices of varying degrees.

The council further revealed that the results of 319 students were withheld for alleged collusion. WAEC is currently investigating these cases and will make a final decision upon the conclusion of its investigations.

WAEC disclosed that the performance of students in the 2024 WASSCE for school candidates showed a marginal decline in all core subjects except Mathematics, which exhibited an upward improvement over the last four years.

The results “show fluctuating trends in the performance of candidates in English Language, Social Studies, and Integrated Science, with performance in Mathematics showing an upward trend over the last four-year period,” the press release stated.

The performance of WASSCE candidates in Mathematics for 2024 is the best compared to the last four years. In 2024, 66.86% of students (approximately 67 out of every 100) achieved grades A1 to C6. The lowest performance in the last four years was recorded in 2021, with a pass rate of 54.11%.

Integrated Science recorded a 58.77% pass rate in 2024, a decline from the 66.82% pass rate in 2023, representing a drop of about 10%. The English language saw a pass rate of 69.52% in 2024 compared to 73.11% in 2023.

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Social Studies, often considered the least challenging core subject, recorded a pass rate of 71.53% in 2024, down from 76.76% in 2023.