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Posted by Felix on Saturday December 22, 2012 at 15:35:12:

The 2012 results for the Nov/Dec Examinations have been released by WAEC according to news reports. A visit to the official website of WAEC at waecdirect.org would show that the results are already available online.

To check results online, candidates who took the exam are to follow these steps:

- Enter the 10-digit WAEC Examination Number
- Enter the 4 digits of your Examination Year eg. 2002
- Select the Type of Examination
- 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

Although when compared to the 2011 results, the results were said to have been an improvement but it still showed that majority of candidates (at least over 60%) were unable to obtain a 5 credits in subjects including English and Maths.

According to a WAEC official in Nigeria, out of the 396,614 candidates that sat for the examination, only 150,615 representing 37.97% obtained credits in five subjects and above including English Language and Mathematics.

About 11% of the results were also withheld in relation to cases of examination malpractice.