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WAEC 2026 exam results and pass rates

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In late July 2026 the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released provisional results for Ghana’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), noting covering over 620,000 candidates and cancelling results for hundreds of students due to irregularities. WAEC warned the public about fraudsters offering to “upgrade” results and set a 31 August deadline for confirming the status of withheld results. A week later Early August WAEC announced that the Computer‑Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB‑WASSCE) results for Nigeria were available online via its portal, mobile app, and SMS service, while Ghana’s BECE results were slated for September. On 5 4–5 August 2026 WAEC published the overall 2026 WASSCE outcomes, reporting that 1,200,514 outcomes: of the 1,950,726 candidates candidates, 1,200,514 (61.5 % pass rate) %) earned credits in at least five subjects, including English and Mathematics. The council withheld 167,486 results (8.6 %) for alleged malpractice such as mobile‑phone use and organised cheating, noting the pass rate had fallen to an eight‑year low after expanded computer‑based testing and indicated that supervisors caught facilitating cheating would face sanctions. At that time paper serialisation. About 94 % of results had been fully processed. A further update on 4 August provided a detailed breakdown: registrations totalled 1,959,668 candidates from 24,207 schools across Nigeria, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea. WAEC had processed processed, and released results for 1,834,695 candidates (94.05 %), leaving 116,031 (5.95 %) still being finalised. The council also noted that results digital certificates were to be issued within 48 hours of result checking. Results for candidates sponsored by state governments with outstanding debts would remain inaccessible until those obligations are settled, settled. On 6 August WAEC released provisional BECE results for private candidates in Ghana. Of the 2,987 registered candidates, 101 were absent and that digital certificates would be issued within 48 hours nine scores were withheld pending investigation of result checking. suspected collusion during marking. WAEC rejected allegations of bias, affirmed that scripts are marked uniformly using an internationally recognised stanine system, and welcomed an independent audit if professionally conducted.

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