Liberia: 2022 Provisional Results of the West African Examinations Council

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August 9, 2022

PROVISIONAL RESULTS FOR THE WAEC EXAMINATIONS CONDUCTED FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES IN 2022 (WASSCE, LJHSCE, LPSCE & LNAT) 

  1. INTRODUCTION

Ladies and gentlemen of the press, I am delighted to welcome you to the Monrovia Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for this very important press conference. This press conference marks the official pronouncement of the provisional results for the following examinations conducted by WAEC for School Candidates in Liberia in 2022. The number of subjects and the dates on which the examinations were conducted are found in Table 1 below:

Table 1

  1. EXAMINATIONS CONDUCTED IN 2022 FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES

The Council conducted two types of examinations for School Candidates in Liberia in 2022 as follows:

  1. National Examinations; and
  2. International Examination.

The National Examinations were developed and administered to candidates in Liberia who were in the 3rd, 6th, and 9th grades. The Liberia Primary School Certificate Examination (LPSCE) and the Liberia Junior High School Certificate Examination (LJHSCE) have been conducted in Liberia over the years. The maiden edition of the Liberia National Assessment Test (LNAT) was conducted in 2021. The Liberia National Assessment Test was conducted for the second time in Liberia this year.

The Council’s international examination, the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is available for candidates in the terminal class of senior high schools in all five English-speaking West African countries. Unlike the national examinations, WASSCE is a common test that candidates write at the same time in the five countries for subjects that are available in those countries.

  1. ENTRIES FOR THE EXAMINATIONS

The entries for the Examinations were received online and the number of candidates from both public and private school is as follows in Table 2:

Table 2

  1. WITHHELD RESULTS 

The results for some candidates and in some instances, all candidates from entire schools are being withheld pending further investigation and determination by the appropriate committee of Council. The summary of the withheld results is as follows:

  1. The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)
  1. Irregularity Involving Individual Candidates

Seven hundred and twenty-five (725) candidates’ results are being withheld for their involvement in four types of Examination Malpractice as follows:

Table 3:

  1. Irregularity Involving Entire School

Table 4

  1. Liberia Junior High School Certificate Examination (LJHSCE)
  1. Irregularity Involving Individual Candidates

Eighty-three (83) candidates’ results are being withheld for their involvement in four types of Examination Malpractice as follows:

Table 5

  1. Irregularity Involving Entire School

Table 6

  1. Liberia Primary School Certificate Examination (LPSCE)

Irregularity Involving Individual Candidates

Three (3) candidates’ results are being withheld for their involvement in two types of Examination Malpractice as follows:

Table 7

  1. Liberia National Assessment Test (LNAT)

Irregularity Involving Entire School

Table 8

  1. PERFORMANCE OF CANDIDATES ON THE 2022 EXAMINATIONS
  1. Liberia National Assessment Test (LNAT) – Grade 3

The Liberia National Assessment Test (LNAT) for grade 3 was administered on the school campuses of all the schools that entered for the examination in the fifteen counties on June 13, 2022. The candidates were assessed in two subjects: Numeracy (Mathematics) and Literacy (Language Arts). For a candidate to be successful on this exam, he or she must pass in both subjects with at least an E8. The statistics of performance on the examination are presented in the tables below:

  1. Statistics of candidates that sat and passed the Liberia National Assessment Test (LNAT)

Table 9 below shows the overall performance of the candidates by gender on the examination.

Table 9

The table above shows that the overall performance of the candidates on the Liberia National Assessment Test was excellent and that the males performed slightly better than their female counterparts.

  1. Statistics of Performance per Subject on Credit Basis on the Liberia National Assessment Test (Grade 3)

Table 10 below shows the performance of the candidates that passed with credit on subject basis on the LNAT.

Table 10

The table above shows that the candidates’ performance on credit basis in Mathematics (Numeracy) slightly exceeded that of Language Arts (Literacy) on the examination.

  1. Statistics of Performance per County as a Passing Rate of At least E8 in both Subjects on the Liberia National Assessment Test (Grade 3)

Table 11 below shows the performance per county of the candidates that passed both subjects on the LNAT.

Table 11

  1. Liberia Primary School Certificate Examination (LPSCE) – 6th Grade

The Liberia Primary School Certificate Examination (LPSCE) was administered at 325 centers in the fifteen counties on June 20 and 21, 2022 in four core subjects: Mathematics, General Science, Language Arts and Social Studies. For a candidate to be successful on this exam, he or she must pass in at least three subjects with minimum of an E8. The statistics of performance on the examination are presented in the tables below:

  1. Statistics of candidates that sat and passed the Liberia Primary School Certificate Examination 

Table 12 below shows the overall performance of the candidates by gender on the examination.

Table 12

The table above shows that the overall performance of the candidates on the examination was excellent and that the males performed slightly better than their female counterparts.

  1. Statistics of Performance per Subject on Credit Basis on the Liberia Primary School Certificate Examination (LPSCE)

Table 13 below shows the performance of the candidates that passed with credit on subject basis on the LPSCE.

Table 13

The table above shows that the candidates’ performance on credit basis in Language Arts slightly exceeded that of the other subjects on the examination.

  1. Statistics of Performance per County as a Passing Rate of At least E8 in At least Three Subjects on the Liberia Primary School Certificate Examination (LPSCE)

Table 14 below shows the performance per county of the candidates that passed at least three subjects on the LPSCE.

Table 14

  1. Liberia Junior High School Certificate Examination (LJHSCE)

The Liberia Junior High School Certificate Examination (LJHSCE) was administered at 330 centers in the fifteen counties on June 22 and 23, 2022. For a candidate to be successful on this exam, he or she must pass in at least three subjects with minimum of an E8. The statistics of performance on the examination are presented in the tables below:

  1. Statistics of candidates that sat and passed the Liberia Junior High School Certificate Examination (LJHSCE)

Table 15 below shows the overall performance of the candidates by gender on the examination.

Table 15

The table above shows that the overall performance of the candidates on the examination was very good and that the females performed slightly better than their male counterparts on the LJHSCE, 2022.

  1. Statistics of Performance per Subject on Credit Basis on the Liberia Junior High School Certificate Examination (LJHSCE)

Table 16 below shows the performance of the candidates that passed with credit on subject basis on the LJHSCE.

Table 16

The table above shows that the candidates’ performance on credit basis in General Science was far better than that of the other subjects on the examination.

  1. Statistics of Performance per County as a Passing Rate of At least E8 in At least Three Subjects on the Liberia Junior High School Certificate Examination (LJHSCE)

Table 17 below shows the performance per county of the candidates that passed at least three subjects on the LJHSCE.

Table 17

  1. West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates was administered at 334 centers in the fifteen counties from May 31 to June 17, 2022. The overall performance of the candidates at the passing rate of at least a subject on the Examination is encouraging as compared to their counterparts who sat the same examination nationally for the first time in 2018. Nine subjects were offered on the examination with the Arts candidates sitting for seven of the nine subjects while the Science candidates sat a minimum of eight of the nine subjects. 

  1. Performance per Subject

The table below provides the performance of candidates for WASSCE for School Candidates, 2022.

Table 18

The table above shows that the 2022 candidates performed better in three of the nine subjects (English Language, Mathematics and Biology).

  1. Three-Year (2020 – 2022) Comparative Performance Per Subject on WASSCE for School Candidates

The table below provides the comparative performance per subject for the period 2020 to 2022 for WASSCE.

Table 19

The table above shows that the performance trend for the three years fluctuated in four subjects, Geography, History, English Language and Chemistry. The performance for the same period shows an upward trend in five subjects,  Economics, Literature-In-English, Mathematics, Biology and Physics.

  1. Three-Year (2020 – 2022) Comparative Performance on WASSCE for School Candidates

The table below provides the comparative performance for the period 2020 to 2022 for WASSCE.

Table 20

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The table above shows that the 2022 candidates performed slightly better than their counterparts in 2021 in thirteen (13) of the fifteen categories and in fourteen (14) of the categories in 2020

  1. Statistics of Performance per County as a Passing Rate of At least E8 in At least One Subject on the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)

Table 21 below shows the performance per county of the candidates that passed at least one subject on WASSCE.

Table 21

  1. CERTIFICATES

Ladies and gentlemen of the press, the Secretariat of the Monrovia Office of WAEC wishes to inform the public that certificates for examinations conducted by WAEC in Liberia prior to 2022 are available for collection by school authorities. Henceforth, all certificates for examinations will be released to stakeholders three months after the release of results. This year’s Certificates will be available for collection by December at which time all outstanding issues such as resolution of queries, requests for revision of scripts, decisions on irregularity cases, etc. would have all been resolved. 

  1. REGISTRATION FOR THE 2023 EXAMINATIONS FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES

The Secretariat of the Monrovia Office of WAEC also wishes to inform the public that the registration process for the 2023 examinations will begin from  October 3, to December 22, 2022. All private schools are to adhere to the regulation relating to the submission of their Current Operational Permits as well as their Tax Clearence Certificate before depositing any amount into the WAEC’s accounts at designated banking institutions. 

  1. CONCLUSION

Distinguished members of the Fourth Estate, the Secretariat of WAEC wishes to express its sincere gratitude to the President,  the Government and people of the Republic of Liberia for the confidence they continue to repose in WAEC to execute the mandate of the Council in Liberia. The Secretariat is immensely grateful to the Government of Liberia for paying the fees for all candidates who sat the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, 2022 and those in public schools for the Liberia Junior High School Certificate Examination (LJHSCE). The Secretariat wishes to assure the Government and people of Liberia that it will continue to explore innovative ways of providing quality service delivery to the people of Liberia and the sub-region in the years ahead. 

The Secretariat also wishes to appreciate the Honorable Minister of Education, the Government Nominees to Council, Members of Council, Educational Secretariats, School Authorities, the Liberia National Police and other actors in the Security Sector, the Liberia Revenue Authority, the Managements of the Roberts International Airport and the Free Port of Monrovia, Cuttington University, William R. Tolbert High School in Gbarlatuah, our Supervisors, Proctors, Monitors, Examiners, Checkers, the Media, auxiliary staff, drivers, all candidates and their parents as well as all other stakeholders who supported and collaborated with the Secretariat during the conduct of WAEC Examinations for School Candidates in 2022.

Finally, let me also appreciate the Heads of Division and indeed all staff of the Liberia National Office of WAEC for their cooperation, support, and commitment to excellence in the execution of the Council’s mandate in Liberia.

School authorities can begin accessing and printing their candidates’ results from their dedicated pages on the WAEC Online School Registration Portal while candidates can start accessing their results individually by using their Identification Numbers along with their Result Checker Serial Numbers and Pins indicated at the bottom of the Admission Notices beginning Friday, August 12, 2022.

INDEED, ALL THANKS AND GLORY BELONG TO GOD ALMIGHTY!

Thank you.

Monrovia

August 9, 2022