The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced provisional results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, Second Series, with hundreds of results withheld due to suspected examination malpractice.
In a news release dated February 26, 2026, the Council stated that 41,767 candidates took the exam, including 20,036 males and 24,501 females.
The total also includes 16 visually impaired and seven hearing-impaired candidates. WAEC reported that 2,422 registered candidates were missing.
The Council withheld the whole results of 348 applicants and the subject results of 469 others while investigating possible violations of examination norms.
Collusion, impersonation, having foreign materials in test rooms, and requesting outside help are among the offences mentioned.
According to the press release, “the withheld results of candidates will be released or cancelled based on the outcome of investigations into their cases.”
According to WAEC, candidates who are impacted can check the status of their results on the Council’s irregularity portal, which provides information about the alleged infractions and the steps that need to be taken.
The results of performance analysis in the four core subjects were inconsistent. In the English language, 67.43 percent of applicants received grades between A1 and C6, and 11.04 percent received F9.
Of those who took Core Mathematics, 49.84 percent passed and 27.69 percent failed.
Comparatively speaking, Integrated Science performed worse, with 35.00 percent passing and 32.0 percent failing.
With 81.21 percent of applicants receiving grades A1 to C6 and 10.42 percent failing, Social Studies had the best outcomes.
Additionally, WAEC issued a warning to the public about scammers that take advantage of applicants during the results period.
The statement read, “The Council wishes to caution members of the public to be wary of scammers who contact candidates and promise to upgrade their results for a fee payable through mobile money transfers.”
The Council emphasised that all results can be verified through official procedures and that its results database is still safe.
While educational institutions have been urged to rely on the Council’s verification procedure to verify the authenticity of certificates handed to them, candidates can see their results online on the WAEC website.
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Source: newsthemegh.com