The West African Examinations Council has released the results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, with 1,003,668 candidates representing 65.24 per cent obtaining credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
This was revealed on Monday by Head of the National office, Patrick Areghan.
According to him, a total of 1,549,740 registered for the examination.
He noted that 1,338,348 candidates representing 86.99 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects – with or without English Language and/or Mathematics.
Areghan, according to a statement from WAEC, added that the results of 215,149 candidates, representing 13.98 per cent of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, are being withheld.
He said, “A total of 1,549,740 candidates registered for the examination from 19,129 recognised secondary schools in Nigeria. Of the number that registered for the examination, 1,538,445 candidates sat the examination.
