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WAEC Releases 2025 WASSCE Results for School Candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially announced the release of results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates.

In an update shared via its official X handle on Monday, August 4, 2025, gathered by Eagles Sight News. The examination body stated: “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for School Candidates, 2025 that the result has officially been released today, Monday, August 4, 2025.”

Candidates who took part in the examination can now access their results through the Council’s online portal. “To access the result, log on to http://waecdirect.org,” the statement added.

Speaking during a press briefing at WAEC’s national office in Yaba, Lagos, the Head of National Office, Dr. Amos Dangut, described the conduct of the 2025 examination as a “huge success” despite facing several logistical and operational hurdles.

According to the Council, only 38.32% of candidates secured credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. This represents a significant drop of 33.8% compared to the 72.12% success rate recorded in 2024.

Out of the 1,969,313 candidates who sat the exam across 23,554 schools, only 754,545 attained the benchmark of five credits including English and Mathematics.

Dr. Dangut linked the performance decline to the introduction of a new security measure—serialisation of objective test papers in key subjects like Mathematics, English, Biology, and Economics. He said: “This approach drastically reduced the incidence of collusion and made examination malpractice more difficult. We observed a dip in the performance of objective papers, but essay papers remained consistent with previous years. It’s a strong signal that candidates must rely on their own preparation.”

The 2025 examination was conducted from April 24 to June 20, while marking and coordination activities took place between July 3 and 21. A digital scoring system was deployed in real time to enhance the speed and accuracy of result processing.

Of all candidates, 1,517,517 (77.06%) had their results fully processed and released. However, results for 451,796 candidates (22.94%) are still being finalized due to technical glitches. Dr. Dangut assured that these issues would be resolved shortly.

Regarding examination malpractice, the Council disclosed that results of 192,089 candidates—representing 9.75%—are currently withheld for various infractions, including the use of prohibited mobile phones and collusion. This reflects a slight improvement from the 11.92% withheld in 2024.

WAEC also issued a stern warning to those aiding examination fraud. “These unscrupulous elements have become a thorn in the Council’s flesh. Some even use our name to distribute fake messages. We’ve apprehended some of them, and appropriate sanctions will be applied,” Dangut said.

In another development, the Council revealed that state governments with outstanding debts will be denied access to the results of their sponsored candidates until all financial obligations are met.

A total of 12,178 candidates with special needs took part in the 2025 examination. These included 112 visually impaired candidates, 615 with hearing impairments, 52 with cognitive or mental challenges, and 37 with physical disabilities—all of whom received necessary accommodations.

In terms of gender, female candidates slightly outperformed their male counterparts. Of the total participants, 976,787 (49.60%) were male, and 992,526 (50.40%) were female. Among those who achieved at least five credits including English and Mathematics, 53.99% (407,353) were female, while 46.01% (347,192) were male.

The 2025 edition of WASSCE also marked a significant step toward the Council’s digitisation agenda. For the first time, school candidates were given the option of choosing between the conventional paper-based examination and a Computer-Based Test (CBT) format.

“This year’s exam placed us as a foremost examining body to have conducted an achievement test using a computer-based format,” Dr. Dangut remarked.

He further disclosed that WAEC is gearing up to fully transition to a digitised examination process for school candidates by 2026, building on the ongoing computer-based model already in use for private candidates under the CB-WASSCE Second Series.