WAEC Announces Release of 2026 School Certificate Examination Results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially released the results of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The examination body announced the development on Wednesday through its official X account, confirming that candidates can now access their results after completing the required verification process. According to WAEC, a total of 1,950,726 candidates sat for the examination, with 1,200,514 candidates, representing 61.54 percent, obtaining at least five credit passes, including English Language and Mathematics. To check their results, candidates are expected to first generate a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and serial number through WAEC's official portal before proceeding to the result-checking platform. The process requires candidates to provide their examination number, National Identification Number (NIN) used during registration, and other details for one-time password (OTP) verification. The 2026 WASSCE was conducted between April 21 and June 19, with nearly 1.96 million candidates participating from more than 24,200 secondary schools across Nigeria.

Although the majority of candidates wrote the examination using the conventional pen-and-paper format, WAEC recorded a noticeable increase in the number of schools that adopted the computer-based testing (CBT) option compared to previous years. The release of the results comes about 45 days after the conclusion of the examination, in line with WAEC's earlier projection. It also follows the earlier publication of results for the 2026 First Series Computer-Based WASSCE for Private Candidates.

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