The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released provisional results for the 2021 West African Senior High School Certificate Examination.
A total of 446,352 candidates made up of 221,439 males and 224,913 females.
The number according to WAEC was an 18% increment in the previous year.
A statement by WAEC said there were improvements in the performance of candidates at Grades A1 to C6 in Integrated Science and Social Studies in 2021 as against 2020.
However, English Language and Mathematics (Core) recorded a decline in the performance of candidates at Grade A1 to C6 as compared to 2020.
The entire results of 3,667 candidates have been withheld pending conclusion of investigations into various acts of examination malpractice detected during and after the conduct of the examination.
The scripts of 194 schools in certain subjects have also been withheld ad being scrutinized.
WAEC said the results withheld maybe canceled or released based on the outcome of the investigations.
Read the full statement below
By: Rainbowradionline.com/Ghana
