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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
In a statement issued on Saturday, August 23, 2025, WAEC indicated that the entire results of 177 of the 603,328 candidates who took the examination had been cancelled.
Additionally, the subject results of 718 candidates were cancelled due to examination malpractices.
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The examination body also withheld the entire results of 93 candidates, while 1,240 candidates had their subject results withheld.
The statement further revealed that the subject results of some candidates from 119 schools had been cancelled.
It added that the subject results of some candidates from 87 schools had been withheld for further scrutiny.
WAEC also stated that withheld results may be cancelled or released based on the outcome of investigations by September 6, 2025.
According to the statement, candidates whose results have been cancelled or withheld should visit the WAEC website for details and reasons. Those whose results were withheld will receive information on the next line of action.
It added that heads of schools and proprietors may follow the same procedure using their results-listing logins to know the status of withheld results of their candidates.
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Breakdown of the 2025 BECE
A total of 603,328 candidates, comprising 297,250 males and 306,078 females from 20,395 participating schools, entered for the school examination.
This included 72 candidates with visual impairment, 239 with hearing impairment, and 161 candidates with other test accommodation needs.
The examination was conducted at 2,237 centres across the country.
Out of the total number, 2,526 candidates were absent.
Examination malpractices
Following the completion of investigations into a number of irregularities detected during the conduct of the examination and marking of scripts, the 36th Meeting of the Final Awards and Examiners’ Appointment Committee for the BECE 2025, held on Friday, August 15, 2025, approved the following:
Cancellation of subject results of 718 candidates;
Cancellation of entire results of 177 candidates;
Withholding of subject results of 1,240 candidates;
Withholding of entire results of 93 candidates.
Subject results of some candidates from 119 schools have been cancelled.
Subject results of some candidates from 87 schools have been withheld for further scrutiny.
BAI
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