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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released a corrected version of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, revealing that 62.9% of candidates secured credits in at least five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
Speaking at a media briefing in Lagos, WAEC’s Head of National Office (HNO), Amos Josiah Dangut, issued an unreserved apology for errors in the earlier release, which had shown only 38.32% achieving this benchmark. The previous results were affected by marking mistakes in serialized subjects—English Language, Mathematics, Biology, and Economics—caused by the team and service providers handling the objective questions.
“We are sorry for the errors in the previous result,” Dangut said, adding that candidates should recheck their results 48 hours later.
The updated data shows that 1,239,884 candidates—representing 62.96%—earned credits in five subjects, including English and Mathematics, compared to the initial figure of 754,545. This is a 24.6% improvement, although overall performance in this category dropped by 9.16% compared to 2024, when 72.12% achieved the same benchmark.
According to Dangut, out of the 1,969,313 candidates who sat the exam, 1,763,470 (89.55%) have had their results fully processed, while 205,916 (10.45%) are still pending due to unresolved issues. In total, 1,794,821 (91.14%) obtained credits in at least five subjects, with or without English and/or Mathematics.
The results of 191,053 candidates (9.7%) remain withheld over alleged examination malpractice, with investigations ongoing. “All the cases are being investigated… Candidates affected by these decisions can now call for redress of their malpractice cases if they so wish,” Dangut said, stressing WAEC’s commitment to sanctioning offenders and cleaning up the system.
WAEC has begun uploading the reviewed results online, urging candidates to apply for their digital certificates 48 hours after checking. However, candidates sponsored by indebted state governments will not have access to their results until payments are made.
“The examinations council pleads with all stakeholders to pardon us at this moment… We acknowledge the emotional ordeal… This is a trying time for us at WAEC, we are doing everything we can to ensure that such a dismal situation does not recur,” Dangut concluded.
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