The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the 2025 Second Series Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) results for private candidates, revealing that 42.17 per cent obtained five credits, including English Language and Mathematics.
In a statement issued by the council’s National Office in Lagos, the Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, said candidates can check their results through the WAEC result portal before proceeding to the digital certificate platform to access their certificates. Eyes Of Lagos reports,
Candidates requiring physical certificates were advised to apply via the WAEC Certificate Request Portal, also known as e-Certman.
According to the examination body, a total of 69,604 candidates registered for the examination, representing a 1.8 per cent increase compared with the 68,342 candidates recorded in 2024.
Out of the registered number, 65,752 candidates sat for the examination across 370 centres nationwide. The gender distribution showed 32,005 candidates (48.68 per cent) were male, while 33,747 (51.32 per cent) were female.
WAEC also disclosed that 235 candidates with special needs, including visually impaired and hearing-impaired individuals, participated in the examination.
The council stated that 61,943 candidates, representing 94.21 per cent, have had their results fully processed and released. However, 3,809 candidates (5.79 per cent) still have some subjects being processed due to errors attributed to them. WAEC assured that efforts were ongoing to complete the process promptly.
Performance analysis showed that 33,989 candidates, representing 51.69 per cent, obtained credit and above in at least five subjects, with or without English Language and Mathematics.
More notably, 27,727 candidates, representing 42.17 per cent of those who sat for the examination, secured five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics — the benchmark often required for admission into tertiary institutions.
Of this number, 13,416 candidates (48.39 per cent) were male, while 14,311 (51.61 per cent) were female.
Meanwhile, WAEC revealed that 1,899 candidates, representing 2.89 per cent of the total number of candidates who sat for the examination, had their results withheld over allegations of examination malpractice.
The council stated that investigations were ongoing and that affected candidates would be informed of the final decisions after review by the appropriate committee.