Only 29.37 per cent of candidates who sat for the November/December 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) obtained credits in five subjects, including Mathematics and English Language.
71% fail Nov/DEC WASSCE ...as 30% pass Maths, English
Approximately 71% of the candidates who sat for the Nov/Dec WAEC examinations failed to obtain five credits with Mathematics and English Language.
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This is according to figures released by the Head of the Nigeria National Office, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Charles Eguridu.
According to Eguridu, only 29.37% (72,522) of the 246,853 candidates were able to get 5 credits with maths and English.
Going by this result, approximately 71% of the candidates have failed.
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This is similar to results of the 2014 May/June WAEC which showed that approximately 70% of the candidates failed to obtain credits in five subjects including English language and Mathematics.
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