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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has urged candidates of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) who have previously checked their results to re-check after 24 hours.
A statement signed by Ag. Head of WAEC’s Public Affairs, Yaba, Lagos, Moyosola Adesina, on Thursday, explained that a technical issue was discovered during the internal review of the recently released results.
“The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) sincerely regrets to inform the general public of technical issues discovered during the internal review of the recently released results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates (SC) 2025.
“As part of our efforts to curb examination malpractice, the Council embarked on an innovation (paper serialization) already deployed by a national examination body. It is also worth noting that this is in line with best practices in assessment. The paper serialization was carried out in Mathematics, English Language, Biology and Economics. However, an internal post result release procedure revealed some technical bugs in the results, “ the statement said.
It noted, however, that the Council has started a review to correct the technical glitches that led to the situation, noting that as a result, access to the WASSCE (SC) 2025 results has been temporarily denied on the result checker portal.
“The Council, being a responsive body that is sensitive to fairness and professionalism, has decided to urgently review and correct the technical glitches that led to the situation, as a result, access to the WASSCE (SC) 2025 results has been temporarily denied on the result checker portal,” it said.
The Council expressed regret over the hitches, adding that it is working diligently to resolve the matter with transparency and urgency within the next twenty-four (24) hours.
“We extend our deep and sincere apologies to all affected candidates and the general public. We appreciate their patience and understanding as we work diligently to resolve this matter with transparency and urgency within the next twenty-four (24) hours. On this note, candidates who have previously checked their results are advised to re-check after 24 hours from now.
“WAEC remains committed to upholding excellence, fairness and transparency in all our assessment processes.
“Thank you for always counting on our integrity and reposing confidence in us to render quality service to the Nigerian child,” the statement said.
It would be recalled that the results of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) were released by the Council on Monday.
A total of 1,973,365 candidates from 23,554 recognised secondary schools across Nigeria registered for the major examination.
Out of these, 1,969,313 candidates sat for the examination.
According to WAEC, only 38.32 per cent of candidates obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, a significant drop from the 72.12 per cent recorded in 2024.
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