The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has disclosed that the entire results of 73 school candidates and 7 private candidates were cancelled in the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
The students had their results canceled for bringing mobile phones into the examination hall.
This was made known in a press statement dated January 25, 2023, signed and issued on Wednesday night by Rev Victor Brew, the Head of Legal at WAEC, on behalf of the Head of National Office.
The statement further revealed that the subject results of 416 school candidates and 3 private candidates were cancelled for bringing foreign materials into the examination hall.
The statement indicated that the subject results for 38 school applicants have been withheld awaiting the outcome of investigations into various allegations of malpractice.
The Council added that 11 school candidates’ entire results have been cancelled awaiting investigations.
“Meanwhile, the scripts of candidates from 40 schools in certain subjects are undergoing scrutiny. The withheld results of candidates may be cancelled or released based on the outcome of investigations,” the statement stated.
A total of 552,288 candidates sat for the examination. This included 276,999 males and 275,289 females. This consist of 65 candidates with visual impairment, 427 with hearing impairment and 54 candidates with other test accommodation needs.
4,309 individuals out of the total number of candidates who sat for the test were absent.
For the BECE private candidates, the total entry figure was 1,144 candidates. This constituted 641 males and 503 females. Out of the total number of candidates who entered for the examination, 84 candidates were absent.
WAEC on Tuesday, 25th January, 2023, released the provisional results of candidates who sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for both School and Private Candidates in 2022.