How To Check WAEC Results 2022
The West African Senior School Certificate Examination body has released WAEC 2022 SSCE results.
The body 365,564 over ‘malpractice’ while 76.3% of the total candidates obtained Credit In English, Maths As in the WAEC results released.
Mr. Patrick E. Areghan, Head of the Nigeria National Office, disclosed on Monday that a total of 79,229 examiners, including 77,173 traditional examiners and 2,056 e-examiners, participated in the coordination and marking of the exam scripts.
A total of 1,607,981 candidates registered for the examination from the country’s 20,222 recognized secondary schools, with 1,601,047 candidates sitting the exam.
Areghan stated that 1,713 candidates with varying degrees of special need registered for the examination, which was also given to students from schools in Benin Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, and Equatorial Guinea that use the Nigerian curriculum for Senior Secondary School.
Of the total number of candidates who sat the examination in Nigeria, the results of 1,437,629 candidates (89.79 percent) have been fully processed and released, while the results of 163,418 candidates (10.21 percent) are still being processed due to some issues that have yet to be resolved.
The HNO assured that efforts were being made to expedite the processing so that all affected candidates’ results could be fully processed and released within the next week.
According to the statistics of the candidates’ performance in the examination, 1,222,505 candidates (76.36 percent) obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, while 1,409,529 (88.04 percent) candidates obtained credits and above in a minimum of any five subjects, with or without English Language and/or Mathematics.
597,811 (37.34%) of candidates who received credits in at least five subjects, including Math and English, were male, while 624,694 (39.02%) were female.
In the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2021, the percentage of candidates in this category was 81.70 percent, representing a 5.34 percent decrease in performance.
This year’s examination had a higher proportion of female candidates: 804,830 (50.27 percent) were females, while 796,217 (49.73 percent) were males.
The HNO stated that the results of 365,564 candidates, or 22.83 percent of all candidates who took the exam, are being withheld due to various reported cases of examination malpractice.
This is 11.74 percent higher than the 10.9 percent recorded in the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2021, according to him.
He lamented, however, that candidates are no longer prepared to learn, noting that examination preparations are poor due to an over-reliance on the so-called ‘expo.’
“Candidates simply became frustrated when they entered the examination hall and discovered that everything they had celebrated was a hoax.” This has sadly resulted in some of them failing the examination, which they would have passed if they had relied on themselves and studied hard, like many others,” he said, adding that the council would continue to sanction all cases of examination malpractice.
He stated that schools, supervisors, teachers, and candidates who commit exam malpractice are not benefiting the educational system.
The WAEC president warned parents not to fund ‘expos’ for their children.
“Those who post items on designated platforms are nothing more than destiny destroyers.” Beneficiaries of such “assistance” will never go unpunished because they will never see the fruits of their labor. “To sanitize the system, all hands must be on deck,” he said.
Despite the existing ban, he decried the increasing use of cell phones in the examination hall.
WASSCE for School Candidates is an international examination that is usually held at the same time in each of the Council’s five member countries: The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Though Ghana did not participate in the examination with its other sub-regional counterparts because it is still attempting to align its academic calendar due to the disruptive effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic. As a result, the exam will be held in Ghana between August 1 and September 1, 2022.
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However, the examination body have given guidelines on how to the check the results via sms or Internet
How To Check WAEC Results 2022
Step 1: On your phone SMS app, enter WAECExaminationnumberPIN*Examyear (there should not be a space in between).
Step 2: Text 32327.
Step 3: You will immediately receive a message containing your WAEC statement of result.
It should be noted that only MTN, Glo, and Airtel subscribers can use this SMS method to check their WAEC results.
If students do not receive their WAEC results via SMS, they should repeat the procedure.
When checking your WASSCE results via text messages, SMS charges will apply.
To check your results via text message, you must have purchased the WAEC Direct Scratch card. The scratch card pin is required in the PIN section of the SMS sent to 32327.
Candidates who registered for the May/June examination can access their results via the WAEC portal.
