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.

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.

Candidates who sat the examination should follow the procedure below to check their results;

• Log on to https://www.waecdirect.org/
• Enter Examination number
• Select Examination year as 2025
• Select Examination type as PRIVATE CANDIDATES
• Enter your PIN and serial number
• Then click on submit to view your results

Goodluck!