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The West African Examination Council (WAEC) is a body in charge of conducting external examinations for students in West Africa.
It was established in 1952, and the very first exam was conducted the next year. The main aim of the exam is to assess your understanding of various subjects based on the given curriculum. WAEC also aims to promote educational excellence, integrity, and fairness while assessing your academic achievement.
Countries under the body include Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia and Liberia.
For the WAEC examinations, you are expected to pick 9 subjects including Mathematics, English, Civic Education and any trading subject(eg Data Processing, Catering & Craft, Dyeing & Bleaching, etc). The remaining subjects should be chosen based on your interests, strengths and relevance to your preferred undergraduate degree.
If you plan to study abroad, do not panic or neglect WAEC because your WAEC results can also be used for your undergraduate studies in countries like USA, Canada, UK, Germany and the rest of them.
To excel in your WAEC examinations, you should take the following steps:
Follow these 5 tips above and you can be sure that your exam will be like a walk in the park for you.
Having a good grade is very important in every exam especially one like WAEC which will determine your admission status in higher institutions.
Below is a table showing how WAEC grades you depending on your score
MARKS | GRADES | REMARKS |
75-100 | A1 | Excellent |
70 – 74 | B2 | Very Good |
65 – 69 | B3 | Good |
60 – 64 | C4 | Credit |
55 – 59 | C5 | Credit |
50 – 54 | C6 | Credit |
45 – 49 | D7 | Pass |
40 – 44 | E8 | Pass |
39 and below | F9 | Fail |
It is very important to score at least 50% which will give you a C6 in the 4 compulsory subjects as well as your core subjects or you could have problems getting admission and may have to re-write the exams.
For example, if you want to study Medicine and Surgery, you should try hard to score high in Mathematics, English, Civic Education, and the trade subject you are writing and your core subjects which are: Physics, Biology, and Chemistry.
There are two ways to check your WAEC results:
Using your mobile device; follow these steps below:
iii. You will receive a message instantly containing your WAEC statement of result.
NOTE: Only MTN, Glo & Airtel Subscribers can check their WAEC Results using this SMS method.
Also, note that SMS charges will be applied when checking your WASSCE result using text messages.
2. Via the Website
To check your WAEC Result;
iii. Select Examination Type e.g May/June
NOTE: You will need a WAEC scratch card or ID to check.
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In the case of the school May/June examination, the prospective candidate must be in the SS 3 class in a recognized school,
For the private candidates’ examination, any one of the following categories may enter for the
WAEC does not prepare candidates for its examinations by establishing secondary schools or tutorial centres, and no such institutions are affiliated with the Council.
Results are cancelled when candidates or the centre are found guilty of examination malpractice.
School candidates collect their certificates from their schools while private candidates obtain theirs directly from WAEC.
WAEC certificates have no expiry date.
No. Instead, it issues statements of results to the owners of lost certificates or, when necessary, confirms their results for a fee.
