Experts blame overworked examiners
Following the release of the 2018 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination on Wednesday, experts have expressed worry over the decline in performance from 59.22 per cent in 2017 to 49.98 per cent credit passes and above this year.
The council’s Head of National Office, Mr. Olu Adenipekun, had said the 49.98 per cent represented 786,016 out of 1,572,396 candidates who sat for the examination.
He said, “858,424 other candidates obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language, but without Mathematics.”
Reacting to the disclosure, experts blamed the decline in overall performance on the large number of scripts examiners had to mark, which, they argued, affected thoroughness.
2018 WAEC SSCE Results
2018 WAEC SSCE Results have been successfully uploaded online and it is accessible from the WAEC official result checking website. Candidates need to purchase the WAEC result checker which cost N500 (Five hundred Naira only) from authorized dealers or any WAEC office nearest to them to be able to access their results.
HOW TO CHECK WAEC SSCE RESULT ONLINE – 2018 MAY/JUNE.
– Go to WAEC result checking portal www.waecdirect.org.
– Enter your 10-digit WAEC Examination Number. (This is your 7-Digit centre number followed by your 3-digit candidate number eg. 4123456789)
– Enter the 4 digits of your Examination Year eg. 2018
– Select the Type of Examination i.e. SCHOOL CANDIDATE RESULT
– Enter the Card Serial Number found on the reverse side of your Scratch card.
– Enter the Personal Identification Number (PIN) on your Scratch card
– Click Submit and wait for the results window to come up
WAECDIRECT 2018 ONLINE RESULT CHECKER.
HOW TO CHECK 2018 WAEC SSCE MAY/JUNE RESULT VIA SMS.
In case you want to check your 2018 WAEC SSCE result via SMS, use the shortcode format below:
– WAEC*ExamNo*PIN*ExamYear To short-code 32327 (MTN, Airtel & Glo subscribers)
– For example -: WAEC*4250101001*123456789012*2013
– Note: Ensure you adhere strictly to the format above. There should be no space in the message.
– Wait for your result to be delivered to your phone via SMS. (SMS Cost N30 Only)
Binding document for her son to sign ahead of the holiday period – Nigerian Mother
A Nigerian mother has shared her plan to prevent her kids from getting addicted to video games and tablets this holiday and it’s absolutely brilliant.
Samiah Oyekan-Ahmed wrote a binding document for her son to sign ahead of the holiday period. The document is a list of rules which regulate screen time, game time, and even the amount of snacks that can be eaten during this holiday.
“Holiday soon! God help us all!
Binding document for my son to sign!
Feel free to copy if you’re trying to prevent video game/tablet addiction this holiday!
I will type this up and he shall sign. Infact a little winchy part of me is hoping he breaks the rules so I can just pack them all up! ?
I’m also rationing snacks this holiday! We will pack up treat packs for each day! If you like eat all your snacks before 9am, if you like save it to last the whole day! Your call!
I’m fully on OPERATION PRESERVE MY SANITY!
PS: Before I’m bombarded with ideas for summer holiday activities, we have those sorted thank you very much. ?”