WAEC Releases 2013 Nov/Dec Exam Results: Only 29.17% of Candidates Obtain 5 Credits Including English and Maths

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has expressed worries over the decline in performance of students in the 2013 November/December Senior School Certificate Private Examinations.

Announcing the results for the 2013 edition of the examination in Lagos today, the Head of the Nigeria National Office (HNO) of WAEC, Mr. Charles Eguridu, said that only 29.17% of the 296,827 candidates that sat for the exams obtained credits in five subjects including English and Mathematics as against 37.97% and 36.07% recorded in 2012 and 2011 respectively.

The HNO said that candidates will be able to check details of their performance on the council’s result website and revealed plans to work with state governments across the country on ways to improve teaching and learning.