The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has introduced the suspension of entry to the 2025 West African Senior School Certificates Examination (WASSCE) outcomes for varsity candidates following the invention of technical errors in Arithmetic, English Language, Biology, and Economics throughout an inside evaluation.
The examination physique disclosed this in a press release signed by Moyosola Adesina, Performing Head of Public Affairs, and issued on Thursday from its headquarters in Yaba, Lagos.
In line with the Council, the glitch was linked to a brand new safety characteristic referred to as paper serializatio, which was deployed in these key topics as a part of its anti-exam malpractice technique.
“The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) sincerely regrets to tell most people of technical points found throughout the inside evaluation of the lately launched outcomes of the West African Senior School Certificates Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates (SC) 2025.
As a part of our efforts to curb examination malpractice, the Council launched into an innovation (paper serialization) already deployed by a nationwide examination physique. It is usually price noting that that is in step with greatest practices in evaluation. The paper serialization was carried out in Arithmetic, English Language, Biology, and Economics. Nevertheless, an inside publish consequence launch process revealed some technical bugs within the outcomes,” the assertion learn.
WAEC has promised a swift decision of the difficulty. To permit for this course of, the consequence checker portal has been quickly shut down, and college students shall be unable to entry their outcomes throughout this era.
“We lengthen our deep and honest apologies to all affected candidates and most people. We recognize their persistence and understanding as we work diligently to resolve this matter with transparency and urgency inside the subsequent twenty-four (24) hours. On this be aware, candidates who’ve beforehand checked their outcomes are suggested to re-check after 24 hours from now.
WAEC stays dedicated to upholding excellence, equity and transparency in all our evaluation processes,” the assertion mentioned.
WAEC formally launched the 2025 WASSCE outcomes for varsity candidates on Monday, August 4, 2025
Nairametrics reported that solely 38.32% of the roughly 1,969,313 candidates achieved credit in 5 topics, together with English and Arithmetic. This marks a 33.8% drop in efficiency in comparison with final yr, with 754,545 candidates assembly the benchmark. Notably, 192,089 outcomes have been withheld as a consequence of suspected examination malpractice.
Simply two days later, on Wednesday, August 6, WAEC shut down its result-checking portal as a consequence of technical glitches. They assured the general public that the system can be restored inside 24 hours.
WAEC additionally denied false reviews circulating on-line concerning the cancellation of outcomes for a listing of faculties. They urged everybody to rely solely on their official communication channels and disrespect third-party claims.
