The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced to its candidates that the 2023 WAEC results have been released.
The West African Examinations Council is an examination body created to decide which exams are necessary for the public interest in the English-speaking nations of West Africa. It is also tasked with administering the exams and issuing certificates equivalent to those of examining authorities worldwide.
WAEC examinations for 2023 commenced on the 8th of May and ended on the 23rd of June. The results were released on Monday, August 7, 2023. To verify your WAEC results, there are three different ways to go about it. However, candidates will need the result checker pin and serial number on the identity card that was used during the examination.
For the three different ways to check WAEC results, here are detailed guidelines to go about it. This simple guide provides the steps to check your result on the WAEC website, via SMS, and serial number:
How to check WAEC results via the official website
- Log in to the official WAEC website
- Input your 10-digit Examination Number. This comprises the 7-digit centre number assigned to you at the beginning of the WAEC examination as well as your 3-digit candidate number. For instance- 4123456789
- Input the 4 digits of your Examination Year
- Select the Type of Examination
- Input the e-PIN Voucher Number
- Input the Personal Identification Number (PIN) on your e-PIN
- Click Submit and wait for the results to come up shortly
How to Check WAEC Results with SMS
Candidates who may wish to check their WAEC results via SMS need to purchase a WAECDirect scratch card from the official website. Also, keep in mind that only MTN, Glo, and Airtel users can check their results through the SMS method.
- Make sure you have nothing less than ₦30 call credit on your mobile device
- Send WAEC*ExamNo*PIN*ExamYear to 32327
- In some minutes, the result will pop up on your mobile device as an SMS message which will cost ₦30
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How to Check Via Serial Number
- Make sure you are connected to stable internet data or wifi
- Visit www.waecdirect.org
- Input your 10-digit Examination number
- Input the Serial Number
- Input the Examination year
- Click on Check my WAEC Result.
In cases of doubts about the provided guideline, kindly reach out to the appropriate authorities, such as the educational institution or WAEC, for clarification or further verification.
Due to documented incidences of examination malpractice, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) delayed the results of 262,803 candidates who took the 2023 school candidate West African Senior School Certificate Exam (WASSCE).
Mr. Patrick Areghan, the Head of the National Office (HNO) of WAEC, announced this at a news conference on the release of the results. At the news conference, Areghan stated that the statistic represents 16.29% of the total number of candidates that took the exam, which is lower than the 22.83% of registered candidates whose results were delayed in 2022.
Mr Areghan emphasized that the council will continue to penalize all instances of examination fraud, saying that all administrators, teachers, and applicants who committed this heinous act were harming the educational system. Also, he cautioned state governments that until they pay the council registration costs for their candidates, those governments won’t be able to see those candidates’ results.
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