The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday released the results of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates.
Head of National Office, Mr. Amos Dangut,, disclosed that the examination had a total of 1,973,365 registered candidates from 23,554 recognised schools, with 1,969,313 candidates actually sitting for the examination in Nigeria and other WAEC-accredited institutions in Benin Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, and Equatorial Guinea.
The results showed that while 1,718,090 candidates, representing 87.24 per cent, obtained credit and above in at least five subjects, with only 754,545 candidates, representing 38.32 per cent achieved this feat in English Language and Mathematics.
Mr. Dangut said that there was a significant decline from the 72.12 per cent recorded in 2024.
Dangut also said that the performance of female candidates was notable, with 407,353, representing 53.99 per cent, obtaining credit and above in English and Mathematics, while 347,192, representing 46.01 per cent were males.
WAEC took steps to accommodate candidates with special needs, catering to 12,178 candidates, including 112 visually impaired, 615 with hearing loss, 52 mentally challenged, and 37 physically challenged.
However, the results of 292,089 candidates, representing 9.75 per cent were withheld due to reported cases of examination malpractice.
According to him, “Investigations are ongoing and decisions will be made by the council’s Examination Committee. Candidates involved can file appeals via waecinternational.org/
He disclosed that WAEC recently introduced serialization of objective questions to curb examination malpractice and will sanction all offenders.
He assured of council’s commitment to conducting credible assessments and warned that any form of malpractice would face disciplinary action.
Dangut also announced plans of the completion of the computer-based administration of WASSCE for school candidates in 2026, embracing improved technology to deliver faster and more secure assessments.
He explained that candidates could check their results on (link unavailable) using their Smart Identity Card.
Dangut said that digital certificates would be available in 48 hours, while hard copies would be ready within 90 days.
He however, noted that candidates from states owing WAEC would not have their results released until debts were settled.
Dangut appealed to defaulting state governments to settle their debts to avoid penalizing innocent students.
