Wednesday, March 1, 2017
53 pass as WAEC releases 2016 May June results
53 pass as WAEC releases 2016 May June results
The new breakdown of results shows that there is a significant rise in number of candidates who passed
– WAEC representative says withheld results would be analysed and proper actions taken
Approximately 53% of students who sat for the 2016 May/June West African Senior Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have passed.
According to the results released on Friday, August 5, by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Lagos, 137,295 candidates (representing 8.89%) had their results withheld.
The total number of candidates who passed had credit passes in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics was 878,040 which represented 52.97%, a stark contrast to the 2014 and 2015 breakdown where 31.28% and 38.68% respectively had the same ratings.
File photo of some students in an examination hall.
Vanguard quotes Olu Adenipekun, the Nigerian head of WAEC as saying:
“the cases are being investigated and reports of the investigations will be presented to the appropriate committee of the Council in due course for consideration.”
He informed also that 1,552,758 candidates sat for this year’s examination May/June examination, explaining further that out of the 1,544,234 who sat for the exams,
“a total of 1,014,573 candidates, representing 65.70% obtained six (6) credits and above; one million one hundred sixty seven thousand four hundred and eighty four (1,167,484) candidates, representing 75.60% obtained five (5) credits and above, while one million two hundred and eighty two thousand two hundred and four (1,282,204) candidates, representing 83.03% obtained credit and above in four (4) subjects.”
1,370,049 candidates, representing 88.72% obtained credit and above in three subjects just as 1,438,679 candidates, representing 93.16% had credit passes and above in two subjects.
In other news, Fabian Benjamin, the head of Media and Information at the Joint Matriculations Board (JAMB), has released a statement containing the exact criteria for 2016 admission.
This latest development is coming after information on the examination board’s website had indicated that there would be a new point system to grant students admission to tertiary institutions.
According to the report made available by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, July 10 in Lagos, it was gathered that the admission of candidates into tertiary institutions will be based purely on three pillars which include: merit, catchment and educationally less developed states.
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Official Approved 2016 2017 WAEC May June Timetable
Official Approved 2016 2017 WAEC May June Timetable
West African Examination Council (WAEC) have official release May/june 2016 timetable. To day we will like to share it with all student who are writing the examination. You can print or write down the WAEC TIMETABLE based on the one that you like or you can bookmark the page so as to access it the 2016 WAEC TIMETABLE page any time you like.
Food And Nutrition 3(Practical) Thursday 24 March 2016
Foods & Nutrition 2 (Essay)
Foods & Nutrition 1 (Obj)
Home Management 2 (Essay)
Home Management 1 (Obj)
Wednesday 30th March 2016
Wednesday 30th March 2016
Wednesday 30th March 2016
Wednesday 30th March 2016
9.30am -10.45am
10.45am – 11.45am
2.00pm – 3.00pm
3.00pm – 4.00pm
History 2 (Essay)
History 1 (Obj)
Thursday 31st March 2016
Thursday 31st March 2016
9.30am – 11.30am
11.30am – 12.30pm
Data Processing 2 (Essay)
Data Processing 1 (Obj)
Friday 1st April 2016
Friday 1st April 2016
9.30am – 11.30am
11.30am – 12.30pm
Hausa(Essay And Objective)
Igbo (Essay And Objective)
Yoruba(Essay And Objective)
Civic Education(Essay And Objective)
Tuesday 5th April 2016
Tuesday 5th April 2016
Tuesday 5th April 2016
Tuesday 5th April 2016
08:30am-11:30am
08:30am-11:30am
08:30am-11:30am
1:00pm-4:00pm
Physics 3 Practical(Alternative) Wednesday 6 April, 2016 08:30am-11:15am
English Language 2(Essay)
English Language 1(Objective)
English Language 3 (Test Of Orals)
Thursday 7 April, 2016
Thursday 7 April, 2016
Thursday 7 April, 2016
08:30am-11:30am
10:30am-11:30am
1:00pm-1:45pm
Literature In English 2 (Prose) (Essay)
Literature In English 1 (Prose) (Objective)
Friday 8 April, 2016
Friday 8 April, 2016
08:30-10:30
09:45am-10:45am
Geography 2(Essay)
Geography 1(Objective)
Monday 11 April, 2016
Monday 11 April, 2016
8:30am-10:30am
10:30am-11:30am
Physics 2(Essay)
Physics 2(Essay)
Geography 3(Practical)
Tuesday 12 April, 2016
Tuesday 12 April, 2016
Tuesday 12 April, 2016
08:30am-10:30am
10:30am-11:45am
12:00pm-2pm
Chemistry 3(Practical)(Alternative A) Wednesday 13 April, 2016 8:30am-10:30am
Government 2(Essay)
Government 1(Objective)
Computer Studies 2(Essay)
Computer Studies 1(Objective)
Thursday 14 April, 2016
Thursday 14 April, 2016
Thursday 14 April, 2016
Thursday 14 April, 2016
08:30-10:30
10:30am-11:30am
2:00pm-3:00pm
3:00pm-4:00pm
Food And Nutrition 2(Essay)
Food And Nutrition
Friday 15 April, 2016
Friday 15 April, 2016
08:30am-09:45am
09:45am-10:45am
Christian Religious Studies 2(Essay)
Christian Religious Studies 1(Objective)
Islamic Studies 2(Essay)
Islamic Studies 1(Objective)
Chemistry 2(Essay)
Chemistry 1(Objective)
Monday 18 April, 2016
Monday 18 April, 2016
Monday 18 April, 2016
Monday 18 April, 2016
Monday 18 April, 2016
Monday 18 April, 2016
08:30am-10:30am
10:30am-11:30 am
08:30am-10:30am
10:30am-11:20am
1:00pm-3:00pm
3:00pm-4:00pm
Financial Accounting 2(Essay)
Financial Accounting 1(Objective)
Biology 2(Essay)
Biology 1(Objective)
Tuesday 19 April, 2016
Tuesday 19 April, 2016
Tuesday 19 April, 2016
Tuesday 19 April, 2016
08:30am-11:00am
11:00am-12:00pm
1:00pm-2:30pm
2:30pm-3:20pm
Agricultural Science 3(Practical) Wednesday 20 April, 2016 08:30am-9:00am
General Mathematics Core 2(Essay)
General Mathematics Core 1(Objective)
Thursday 21 April, 2016
Thursday 21 April, 2016
08:30am-11:00am
11:00am-12:30pm
Economics 2(Essay)
Economics 1(Objective)
Friday 22 April, 2016
Friday 22 April, 2016
08:30am-10:30am
10:30am-11:30am
Book Keeping 2(Essay)
Book Keeping 1(Objective)
Monday 25 April, 2016
Monday 25 April, 2016
08:30am-10:30am
10:30am-11:20am
Computer Studies (Practical) Wednesday 27 April, 2016 08:30am-10:30am
Biology Practical (Alternative A)
Literature In English (Drama And Poetry)
Thursday 28 April, 2016
Thursday 28 April, 2016
08:30am-10:30am
1:00pm-3:30pm
Animal Husbandry (Alternative A) (Essay)
Animal Husbandry (Alternative A) (Objective)
Commerce 2 (Essay)
Commerce 1(Objective)
Friday 29 April, 2016
Friday 29 April, 2016
Friday 29 April, 2016
Friday 29 April, 2016
08:30am-10:30am
10:30am-11:20am
1:00pm-3:00pm
3:00pm-3:30pm
Agricultural Science 2(Essay)
Agricultural Science 1(Objective)
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Tuesday 3 May 2016
08:30am-10:40am
10:40am-11:40am
Animal Husbandry (Alternative Practical B) Wednesday 4 May 2016 8:30am-10:30am
Marketing 2(Essay)
Marketing 1(Objective)
Friday 6 May, 2016
Friday 6 May, 2016
08:30am-10:30
10:30am-11:20am
Technical Drawing 2 (Essay)
Technical Drawing 1 (Obj)
Animal Husbandry 2 (Alternative B) (Essay)
Animal Husbandry 1 (Alternative B) (Objective)
Thursday 12 May 2016
Thursday 12 May 2016
Thursday 12 May 2016
Thursday 12 May 2016
9.30am – 11.15am
11.15am – 12.15pm
1:00pm-3:00pm
3:00pm-3:40pm
Further Mathematics (Essay)
Further Mathematics (Obj)
Friday 13th May 2016
Friday 13th May 2016
9.30am -12.00pm
3.30pm – 5.00pm
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