Finally,
authorities of the West African Examinations Council on Friday, gave the
details of the candidates’ performance in the November/ December 2015 West
African Senior School Certificate
Examination.
The
council, in a statement by its Public Affairs Officer, Mr. Demianus Ojijeogu,
said that only 67,713 out of the 237,154 candidates that sat for the
examination obtained credits in five subjects and above, including English
Language and Mathematics.
In other
words, 169, 441 candidates representing 70.67 per cent failed to obtain the
minimum admission requirement to study in any of the nation’s universities.
To seek
admission, a candidate must obtain credits in five subjects, including English
Language and Mathematics.
The
statement read, “In the November/December 2015 Wa$$CE for private candidates, a
total of 67,713 candidates, representing 29.33 per cent obtained credits in
five subjects and above, including English Language and Mathematics.”
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