NEC Cancels 2017/2018 WAEC SSCE & GCE Withheld Results.
The Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC), at its 66th general meeting held from Tuesday, 2nd to Thursday, 4th October, 2018 in Lagos, cancelled all the results of candidates involved in examination malpractices during the 2017 GCE for Private candidates, the 2018-First Series GCE and the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2018.
According to a communique issued by the exam body, the committee approved that the entire results of candidates involved in proven cases, which attract Cancellation of Entire Results (CER) be cancelled, while subject results of those involved in proven cases, which attract Cancellation of Subject Results (CSR), be similarly cancelled.
In addition, some candidates will also suffer other sanctions such as barring them from sitting for the Council’s examinations for a certain number of years, some schools will be derecognised for a specified number of years, some supervisors that were found wanting in the discharge of their examination duties will be formally reported to their employers and blacklisted while some invigilators will be reported to the appropriate authorities for disciplinary action.
Furthermore, the Committee considered Special Cases, Clemency Appeals from the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2018 and Restitution Cases as well as Impounded Certificates for various years. The Committee also received a report on the Statistics of Entries and Results for the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2017 and 2018-First Series. In addition, it received and considered the General Resume of the Chief Examiners’ Reports on the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2018-First Series and the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2018.
It also received and considered reports on the Activities of the Aptitude Tests Department (ATD), for the period March to September, 2018 and on the Activities of the Research Department of the Council for the period March to September, 2018.
With regard to the General Resume of the Chief Examiners’ Reports on the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2018, the Committee noted the observation by the Chief Examiners that the standard of the papers compared favourably with those of previous years and that the questions were within the scope of the syllabuses as well as the ability of the candidates. They also reported that the rubrics were clearly stated and the marking schemes were comprehensive.
The Committee noted the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates as reported by the Chief Examiners and the suggested remedies for the weaknesses.
The Committee observed that even with the commendable efforts of the Council in the fight against examination malpractice, the menace is still on the increase and called on all stakeholders to intensify their efforts in the fight against examination malpractice.
The decisions of the Committee will be implemented without delay and the affected candidates and schools duly informed by the Council.
However, the results of candidates who were exonerated by the Committee will be released. If you are among those had their results withheld, click on the link below to re-check your WAEC result incase if you are cleared;
https://campusportalng.com/waec-result-checker/
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