Contestants may now verify their examination results from the 2025 WASSCE - WAEC (rephrased)
WAEC Apologises for 2025 WASSCE Grading Error and Restores Result Checking Portal
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has restored its result checking portal, allowing candidates to access and recheck their WASSCE (SC), 2025 results. This comes after a significant grading error was discovered in the initial results announcement, which led to an underreporting of candidate performance.
The Grading Error and Its Impact
The error was due to a technical issue related to paper serialisation, a new security measure implemented by WAEC to prevent examination malpractice. A wrongly assigned serialised code resulted in the English Language Objective Test (Paper 3) being marked with incorrect answer keys, affecting other subjects such as Mathematics, Biology, and Economics. These discrepancies led to substantial inaccuracies in the results initially released to the public.
The initial results sparked national outrage as the performance seemed to be the worst in a decade. WAEC formally apologised for the error, acknowledging the emotional and mental distress caused to the affected candidates and stakeholders. The error also raised broader concerns about the readiness of WAEC and other examination bodies to handle technological innovations like computer-based testing and secure exam administration.
Despite the correction, the 2025 performance still shows a decline from 2024, when 72.12% of candidates had credits in five subjects including English and Mathematics.
The Review and Rechecking Process
Following the discovery of the discrepancy, WAEC paused the release of further results to investigate and correct the errors. The council is currently processing about 10.5% of candidates’ results (205,916 candidates) whose papers had unresolved issues. WAEC promises to complete this processing within a few days to release final results for all affected candidates.
The rechecking process involves a full review of serialised papers and a correction of scores based on the appropriate serialised answer keys. Candidates who have previously checked their results are directed to recheck them.
Stakeholder Reactions and Aftermath
Stakeholders demanded thorough investigations and sanctions to ensure accountability and prevent recurrence. The Federal Government, Ministries of Education, and other bodies supported WAEC during the corrective process.
In summary, the 2025 WASSCE results review was driven by a technical grading error relating to paper serialisation that led to an initially flawed and severely underestimated pass rate. WAEC's corrective actions restored the accurate performance figures but highlighted the challenges facing the council in adopting new examination technologies and maintaining examination integrity.
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- The national outrage following the 2025 WASSCE results, revealed as significantly underreported due to a grading error, sparked discussions about the impact of WAEC's education-and-self-development decisions on naija youth.
- The error and subsequent review process have highlighted the need for robust examination systems and secure infrastructure to ensure accurate results in the future, particularly as WAEC continues to adopt new technologies for general-news purposes like computer-based testing.
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