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59% Passed May/June 2017 WAEC Examination, HNO Announces Results Today At WAEC HQ In Lagos
July 17, 2017 – 59% Passed May/June 2017 WAEC Examination, HNO Announces Results Today At WAEC Headquarters In Lagos
59.22% of 1,559,192 candidates who wrote the May/June 2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) made credits in five subjects, including English and Mathematics.
Announcing the results Monday at the WAEC headquarters in Lagos, the Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Olu Adenipekun, said the performance was a significant improvement compared to last year, which was 52.97 per cent and 2015, which was 38.68 per cent.
“There has been a significant improvement and it is our hope that this will continue and not just be a fluke. We hope schools will take advantage of this to prepare students better for the examination,” he said.
The HNO also said the council would begin conducting examinations for private candidates twice in a year from next year.
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July 17, 2017 at 5:49 PM
very poor record..kids nowadays aint serious no more.they glue their eye on nollywood and indian movie channel,they will ping,text and face book from morning till night but cant solve a simple arithmetic.too bad