The West African Examinations Council has released the results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination .

Head of the National office , Patrick Areghan , said a total of 1 , 549 , 740 registered for the examination.

Areghan said 1 , 338 , 348 candidates representing 86 . 99 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects – with or without English Language and /or Mathematics .

He said 1 , 003 , 668 candidates representing 65 . 24 per cent obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects , including English Language and Mathematics .

To check the results , candidates were asked to visit the website of WAEC.

A statement from WAEC quoted Areghan as saying that the results of 215 , 149 candidates , representing 13 . 98 per cent of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, are being withheld .

He said , “ A total of 1 , 549 , 740 candidates registered for the examination from 19 , 129 recognised secondary schools in Nigeria. Of the number that registered for the examination, 1 , 538 , 445 candidates sat the examination.

“ The examination was also administered to candidates from some schools in Benin Republic , Ivory Coast , and Equatorial Guinea where the Nigeria curriculum for Senior Secondary School is being used .

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