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Friday 15 August 2014

STUDENTS’ POOR PERFORMANCE IN THE 2014 MAY/JUNE WAEC

The parlance used in the labour market is that a labourer is worthy of his wage/salary , and this can be borrowed into the academia to show that the student who labours by burning late night candles, will have his/her results different from those who have their beds as best friends.

The height that great men reached did not come by sudden flight, but they, while their mates slept, toiled through the night.

The results of our candidates in the West African Examination Council, WAEC, have not been encouraging in the last five years.

With this year’s appalling results, only a few students would be able to secure admission into the nation’s institutions of higher learning, since every candidate is expected to have at least 5credit passes including Mathematics and English Language in WASSCE or NECO.

The released May/June 2014 WAEC Results show massive failure in Mathematics and English Language.

According to Charles Eguridu, the Head of National Office, WAEC, out of 1,692,435 candidates sat for the examination, 982,472 candidates, representing 58.05% were able to obtain 5 credits and above, while 529,425 candidates representing 31.28% obtained 5 credits and above including Mathematics and English Language.

The results for this year were very poor, following students’ performance in 2012 and 2013 in which 38.81% and 36.57% respectively representing those who had 5 credits and above including Mathematics and English Language.

145,795 candidates representing 8.61% had their results withheld following examination malpractices.

In 2011, 1, 540,250 candidates sat for the examination in which 789,288 candidates representing 51.71% had 5 credits and above, but 472, 906 candidates representing 30. 70% got 5 credits including Mathematics and English Language. 81,573 candidates representing 5.29% had their results withheld for examination malpractices.

The 2010 WAEC Examination results were such that only 677,007 candidates representing 42% out of 1,351,557 candidates that sat for the examination obtained 5 credits and above, of which 534,841 candidates representing 39.57% obtained 6 credits and above.

According to the former HNO, Dr. Uyi Uwadiae, 337,071 candidates representing 24.94% obtained credits in Mathematics, English Language and at least three other subjects.

77,168 candidates had their results withheld due to examination malpractice.

Without mincing words, this year’s WAEC results are very disgraceful as not only the students are to blame, but also, parents teachers and the government.

Most people in the teaching profession are in there by chance, not because they have passion for it, but simply to make ends meet. The qualified teachers are poorly remunerated and as such they look out for other sources of income at the expense of their students.

Parents leave their children/wards at the mercy of the teachers, and would hardly find out the performance of their children at school. They are ready to provide the financial resources to aid the performance of their children even when they their academic capabilities are very low.

School proprietors/proprietresses should stand in defiance of parents who want answers supplied to their children/wards. They should debunk the notion that schools with good results will always have high patronage, and allow their students to write the examination by themselves.

The Vice-chancellor of Caleb University, Prof Ayodeji Olukoju complained of the decline in our reading culture and poor attitude of teachers to work.

Our students love to be on social media platforms 24/7 and can tell you about celebrities around the world, but have little knowledge in Mathematics, Science, Arts and Commercial subjects. The use of mobile phones should be completely banned in our schools. From the results released, about 70% of candidates failed this year’s examination. This is a national disgrace and we must all rise to revamp the educational sector.