The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
The examination body released the result on Monday.
Patrick Areghan, Head of Nigeria’s Office (HNO) of WAEC, said out of a total of 1,613,733 candidates that sat for the examination, the results of 262,803 candidates are being withheld “due to reports of cases of examination malpractice.”
He said there was an improvement in the pass rate as a total of 1,361,608 candidates, representing 84.38 per cent, obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects with or without English Language or Mathematics.
Also, 1,287,920 candidates, representing 79.81 per cent of the total candidates, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
Candidates are therefore advised to check their results by clicking on this link (https://www.waecdirect.org/)
Steps
Log in to www.waecdirect.org to access the WAEC Result Checker.
Enter the exam number.
Decide on the exam type, such as May or June.
Select the exam year, for instance 2023.
To See your result, click on “Check Result,”
Or
Send an SMS: Format it as WAEC*ExamNo*PIN*ExamYear to 32327 (MTN, Airtel & Glo subscribers only).
Follow the Format: Like this – WAEC4250101001123456789012*2023 (SMS Cost N30 Only).