The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has lamented what it called “steep decline” in the overall results of candidates that sat for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in 2025.
The Council, which earlier today, August 4, announced the release of the results for over 1.9 million candidates, said: “Five Credits and Above (Including English and Mathematics) only 38.32% attained this, a steep decline from 72.12% recorded in 2024, marking a 33.8% performance drop.
“Full Results Released: 1,518,517 candidates (about 77.1%).
“Results on Hold: 451,796 candidates (22.9%) due to pending issues in one or more subjects.” WAEC assured that these will be resolved and released in due course.
It asked all the candidates to access their results through its official online portal, in the following steps:
1. Visit www.waecdirect.org
2. Enter your 10-digit WAEC examination number (centre number + candidate number)
3. Select the examination year — 2025
4. Choose the Examination Type- WASSCE for School Candidates test
5. Enter your e-PIN serial number and PIN from the result checker card
6. Click Submit to display your result.
“We congratulate candidates whose results have been fully released and urge those with pending results to remain patient as we conclude investigations into subject-specific issues. Our aim remains to ensure fairness, transparency, and the credibility of the WASSCE.”
