WAEC GCE Result: 2025 First Series GCE Result Released

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WAEC GCE Result: The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2020 first series of the West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination for private candidates (WAEC GCE).

WAEC GCE Result: 2025 First Series GCE Result Released

WAEC GCE Result: The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has released the  exam results of the 2025 first series of the West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination for private candidates (WAEC GCE).

How to Check WAEC GCE Result

The 2025 WAEC GCE Result for First Series examination has been successfully uploaded online and it is accessible from the WAEC official result checking website.

  1. Visit the WAEC result checking portal at www.waecdirect.org.
  2. Enter your 10-digit WAEC Examination Number.  (This is your 7-Digit centre number followed by your 3-digit candidate number eg. 4123456789)
  3. Enter the 4 digits of your Examination Year eg. 2025
  4. Select the Type of Examination  i.e. PRIVATE CANDIDATE RESULT
  5. Enter the Card Serial Number found on the reverse side of your Scratch card.
  6. Enter the Personal Identification Number (PIN) on your Scratch card
  7. Click Submit and wait for the results window to come up

NOTE: The result checker PIN and Serial Number needed to check your result online is contained on your Smart Identity Card used during the conduct of the examination. 

How to Check WAEC GCE Result via SMS

In case you want to check your 2025 WAEC GCE result via SMS, use the shortcode format below:

WAEC*ExamNo*PIN*ExamYear To short-code 32327 (MTN, Airtel & Glo subscribers)

For example -: WAEC*4250101001*123456789012*2013

Note: Ensure you adhere strictly to the format above. There should be no space in the message.

Wait for your result to be delivered to your phone via SMS. (SMS Cost N30 Only)

Hint: you can only use your result checker 5 times, so be wise!

Best of luck!

WAEC 2025 GCE First Series Result Statistics

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2025 1st series of the Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates also known as WAEC GCE. The Head of National Office (HNO) of WAEC Nigeria, Dr Amos Angut, announced the release of the results in a statement made available to newsmen by the head of the public affairs department of the organisation, Mrs. Moyosola Adesina.

According to him, the examination took place across 143 centres nationwide from Wednesday, January 29 to Saturday, February 15, with 4,384 males and 4,670 females, representing 48.42% and 51.58% respectively, participating.

2,441 candidates (representing 26.96%) out of the total 9,054 candidates who sat the exam nationwide obtained credit and above in a minimum of five mandatory subjects for tertiary school admissions, including English Language and Mathematics.

8,651 of the total candidates who sat the exam (representing 95.55%) have their results already fully processed and released while 403 candidates (representing 4.45%) still have a few of their subjects being processed due to errors traceable to them.

The results of 56 candidates from the total number who sat the exam (representing 0.62%) are being withheld over one exam malpractice or the other,” he noted, adding that such candidates have the opportunity to lodge complaints through WAEC dedicated portal given as https://waecinternational.org/complaints and proof their innocence.

The WAEC boss asked candidates to start checking their results on the council’s website given as www.waecdirect.org, and also apply for hard copies of their certificates which are available already online through the WAEC Certificate Request Portal (e-Certman) website, given as https://certrequest.waec.ng.

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