The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed its final stand on the issue of candidates with seized or withheld results from the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, 2023.
The decisions were taken at the 76th meeting of the Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) which was held from Tuesday, 3rd to Wednesday, 4th October 2023.
According to the exam body, the entire results of candidates proven to have been involved in examination malpractice, which attracts the penalty of Cancellation of Entire Results (CER), will be cancelled.
Similarly, subject results of candidates proven to have been involved in examination malpractice, which attract the penalty of Cancellation of Subject Results (CSR), will also be cancelled.
During the meeting, it was also resolved that the results of candidates exonerated by the Committee would be released without further delay.
WAEC added that the directives would be implemented as soon as possible and affected candidates and schools would be notified.
The decisions were made public in a statement released via the official handle of WAEC on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter.
The full statement reads: “The 76th Meeting of the Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) was held from Tuesday, 3rd to Wednesday, 4th October 2023.
“At the meeting, the Committee received and considered reports on the conduct of WASSCE for School Candidates, 2023, as well as irregularity cases arising from the conduct of the examination.
“The Committee directed that the entire results of candidates proven to have been involved in examination malpractice, which attract the penalty of Cancellation of Entire Results (CER), be cancelled.
“Similarly, subject results of Candidates proven to have been involved in examination malpractice, which attract the penalty of Cancellation of Subject Results (CSR), be cancelled.
“The directives of the Committee will be implemented as soon as possible, and the Council will inform the affected candidates and Schools. Subsequently, the results of candidates exonerated by the Committee will be released without further delay.
“The Committee also implored the States’ Ministries of Education and the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) to adhere strictly to the registration deadline for WASSCE for School Candidates’ examination diets.
“In conclusion, the Committee commended the Council for the thorough investigations conducted on the reported examination malpractice cases presented during the meeting.”
