The management of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) is set to release the results of the May/June 2024 West African Senior Certificate Examination (WASSCE) today, 12th August 2024.
A total of 1,814,344 candidates from 22,229 secondary schools nationwide reportedly sat for the examination The candidates comprised 902,328 males (49.73%) and 912,016 females (50.27%), who were examined in 76 subjects, comprising 197 papers. Some 30,000 secondary school teachers supervised the examination.
The Head of National Office (HNO), Dr Amos Dangut, will announce the release of the results at the WAEC headquarters in Yaba on Monday as revealed by the Acting Head of Public Affairs, Mrs. Moyosola Adesina.
The release of the results will brighten the chances of candidates applying for admission in the 2023/2024 academic session into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
Many candidates, who took the 2024 school examination, did so as awaiting results. Also, some institutions including private institutions have started the admission process with dates for the post-UTME screening/test.
Dangut said: “In tune with our recent tradition, the results of candidates sitting the examination will be released 45 days after the conduct of the last paper, while certificates will be printed and issued to schools in less than 90 days after the release of results.”
He added that the results will be released along with the digital copies of candidates’ certificates, which can be accessed on the digital certificate platform.