2022 NOV/DEC Second Series: Over 10,000 candidates fail Mathematics

Ferdinand | EducationGhana | February 27 | 2022 NOV/DEC Second Series: Over 10,000 candidates fail Mathematics

 

The West African Examinations Council wishes to inform its numerous public that it has released provisional results of 43,742 candidates who entered the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2022 – Second Series.

The entry figure comprises 20,164 males and 23,578 females. Seventy-six (76) of the candidates had visual impairment while two (2) had a hearing impairment.

Performance in Core Mathematics

A total of 10,554 representing 33.28% had F9 in Mathematics with 3,882 representing 12.24% obtaining aggregate E8.

3,618 candidates representing  11.14% had D7 whiles about 13,036 representing 41.10%  obtained A1 to C6 out of a total of  31,714 candidates who sat for the exams.

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The results of 901 candidates alleged to have been involved in various cases of examination malpractice have been withheld pending the conclusion of investigations into the issues of malpractice. These malpractices include bringing foreign materials and mobile phones into the examination hall, impersonation, collusion, and seeking external assistance among others.

The withheld results of candidates will be released or cancelled based on the outcome of investigations. The results are available online at www.waecgh.org.

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PERFORMANCE OF CANDIDATES IN THE CORE SUBJECTS

The performance of candidates with respect to the four Core Subjects is as follows:

SUBJECT	ENTRY FIGURE	TOTAL SAT	NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF CANDIDATES OBTAINING
			GRADES   A1-C6	GRADE D7	GRADE E8	GRADE F9
SOCIAL STUDIES	21,741	20,441	17,042 (83.37%)	873 (4.27%)	655 (3.20%)	1,619 (7.92%)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE	30,307	29,155	15,183 (52.08%)	4,150 (14.23%)	4,126 (14.15%)	3,946 (13.53%)
MATHEMATICS (CORE)	33,334	31,714	13,036 (41.10%)	3,618 (11.14%)	3,882 (12.24%)	10,554 (33.28%)
INTEGRATED SCIENCE	26,511	23,537	11,590 (49.24%)	3,619 (15.38%)	3,667 (15.58%)	4,100 (17.42%)

 

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CAUTION

The Council is cautioning members of the public to be on the alert for scammers who contact candidates with the promise of upgrading their results for a fee payable through mobile money transfers.

Candidates are to note that WAEC’s results database is well-secured and all results can be authenticated. Institutions and organisations are therefore advised to confirm or verify results presented to them directly from WAEC or access the confirmation/verification service online at the WAEC website.

 

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CONCLUSION

The Council wishes to express its appreciation to all stakeholders for their support in successfully conducting the examination, marking scripts and releasing results.

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