‎WAEC Corrects SSCE Results 63 Percent Now Pass English and Maths

‎The West African Examinations Council has corrected errors in the 2025 Senior Secondary School Examination results, raising the number of candidates who earned credit passes in at least five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, to 1,239,884.
‎The revised figure means 62.96 percent of the 1,969,313 students who took the exam reached the benchmark, a sharp increase from the 38.32 percent recorded in the results released earlier in the week.

‎WAEC announced the changes in Lagos on Friday after discovering discrepancies during a post-examination review. Officials said the problem came from a wrongly applied serialized code file used in printing the English Language objective test, which led to the wrong answer keys being used in marking.

‎The error affected students who sat for the paper-based examination, while those who took the computer-based version were unaffected. WAEC described the mix-up as deeply regrettable and apologised to students, parents, teachers, and education authorities, acknowledging the stress it caused.

‎Under the corrected results, 582,065 males and 657,819 females achieved the required credits. However, this year’s performance still falls short of the 72.12 percent recorded in 2024, showing a drop of just over nine percent.

‎Students can now check their updated results on WAEC’s online portal and apply for their digital certificates, which will be available within 48 hours. Revised result listings will also be sent to schools.

‎The council did not say if it would take disciplinary action against those responsible for the grading error. The earlier results had sparked outrage from parents and candidates, especially those who had performed strongly in other national exams but were shown to have failed English.

‎The situation echoes problems faced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board earlier this year, when technical issues forced some candidates to retake their entrance exams.

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