WAEC explains meaning of the BECE CA and Design results P score

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) citing mistakes made by candidates and supervisors says the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) Creative Arts and Design results P score represents Pending.
In an interview monitored by Pretertiary.com, a spokesperson for the Examinations Council, John Kapi said his outfit is working to correct the mistakes and release the pending Creative Arts and Design results as soon as possible.
“The pending results are due to some mistakes made by our supervisors and candidates who did not follow instructions,” the Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John Kapi said in an interview monitored by Pretertiary.com.
The Public Relations Officer added, “We want to appeal to parents and guardians to exercise restraint because we had our people working throughout the night, and hopefully, we will release those results soon.”
The not-for-profit-making organization’s explanation comes after Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) raised concern over the P score in the Creative Arts and Design results of students who sat for the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
In a social media post sighted by Pretertiary.com, the Executive Director of the education think tank said WAEC should have explained the P which stands for pending in their statement announcing the release of the 2024 BECE results.
“Kindly explain to parents and candidates the meaning of the ‘P’ score in the CA & Design results. While it denotes pending, Ideally, the ‘why’ should have been explained in your statement, since it appears widespread,” he stated.
The management of the not-for-profit-making organization (WAEC) on Saturday, October 19, 2024, released the 2024 BECE for School and Private Candidates results for checking at https://eresults.waecgh.org.
A total of 569,236 candidates, comprising 282,703 males and 286,533 females from nineteen thousand, five hundred and five (19,505) participating Junior High Schools (JHSs) entered for the school examination.
This includes fifty-nine (59) candidates with visual impairment, two hundred and sixty-three (263) with hearing impairment and one hundred and sixty-one (161) candidates with other test accommodation needs.
The examination was conducted at Two thousand, one hundred and twenty-three (2,123) centres across the country. Out of the total number, three thousand, eight hundred and forty-five (3,845) candidates were absent
The BECE for Private Candidates recorded a total entry figure of one thousand, three hundred and ninety (1,390) candidates. This was made up of seven hundred and fifty (750) males and six hundred and forty (640) females
Fifteen (15) centres, mostly in the regional capitals, were used for the BECE for Private Candidates. Out of the total number of candidates who entered for the examination, fifty-seven (57) were absent.