State records 50.4% in WASSCE

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The result reportedly represents the best performance record in the state since 2007.

In a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mr Adesina Odeyemi, on Friday, September 30, in Lagos, a breakdown of the result showed that, out of the 44,108 candidates who sat for the examination, 22,233, representing 50.41 percent, got credits in a minimum of five subjects, including Mathematics and English.

The statement read:

“This is a major improvement on the result of 2015 which saw 15,542 students, representing 37.27 percent, obtaining credits in at least five subjects, including English and Mathematics, out of the 45,991 who sat for the examination.

“A total of 24,069, representing 54.57 percent, got credits in a minimum of five subjects, including Mathematics and 27,885 candidates, representing 63.22 percent, got credits in a minimum of five subjects, including English."

He said that the result was very commendable when compared with the statistics obtained in 2015.

“A total of 18,094 students out of 41,697, representing 43.39 per cent, recorded credit passes in at least five subjects, including Maths and 20,731 students, representing 49.71 per cent, in five subjects including English respectively in 2015.

“Also, 22,524 candidates, representing 53.33 percent candidates got four credits including Mathematics and English; while 25,999 candidates representing 58.94 percent got four credits including Mathematics.

“30,635 candidates, representing 69.45 percent, got four credits, including English.

“This is a direct reflection of the investment of government in training and welfare of its staff.

“For instance, 300 Mathematics teachers were trained on effective classroom delivery of the subject at a cost of N4.5M, while 100 Physics teachers were also trained in the same class delivery of subjects”.

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It will be remembered that the state government organised a Mock Examination for the students in a bid to better prepare them for their WASSCE in 2015.

“The result of the mock examination showed that 41.06 percent of the students obtained credits in five subjects, including Mathematics and English, a feat that encouraged the government to pay the sum of N561,346,100 for the 2016 WASSCE, ” he said.