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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Friday expressed worry over the drop in the performance of candidates in three core subjects of the 2018 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Mrs Wendy E. Addy-Lamptey, the Head of the National Office of WAEC, said an analysis of WASSCE results for school candidates, 2018, showed that with the exception of Social Studies, there was a drop-in performance in English Language, Integrated Science and Mathematics.

Performance in English Language dropped from 52.24 percent in 2017 to 46.79 percent in 2018.

Integrated Science performance dropped from 52.89 percent in 2017 to 50.48 percent in 2018.

Speaking at this year’s WAEC National Distinction Awards Presentation in Accra, Mrs Addy-Lamptey said the performance in Mathematics was no better as 41.66 percent of candidates obtained grade C6 and better in 2017 as against 38.15 in 2018.

She said there was a significant improvement in the percentage of Social Studies as it increased from 42.52 per cent in 2017 to 73.25 per cent in 2018.

The Head of WAEC attributed the drop-in performance largely to activities of rogue websites who peddled fake questions to unsuspecting students.

“We wish to use this forum to urge all candidates preparing for 2019 examination to be wary of the fraudsters who are out to swindle them,” she said.

“It’s advisable for students to concentrate on their books and try their hands-on past questions.”