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WAEC: 262,803 results withheld as council releases 2023 edition

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The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) with about 262,803 results withheld.

The result was released on Monday.

Patrick Areghan, Head of Nigeria’s Office (HNO) of WAEC, said out of a total of 1,613,733 candidates that sat for the examination, the results of 262,803 candidates are being withheld, “due to reports of cases of examination malpractice.”

He said there was an improvement in the pass rate as a total of 1,361,608 candidates, representing 84.38 per cent, obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects with or without English Language or Mathematics.

Also, 1,287,920 candidates, representing 79.81 per cent of the total candidates, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.

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