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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates.
WAEC announced the release on Wednesday through its official X ( formerly Twitter)account, directing candidates to generate their Personal Identification Number (PIN) and check their results online.
UPDATE: 2026 WASSCE (SC) results have been released. Generate your PIN at https://t.co/KAEabCKLWN and check your results now on https://t.co/i2UACaOL68.
— WAEC NIGERIA (@waecnigeria) August 5, 2026
“UPDATE: 2026 WASSCE (SC) results have been released. Generate your PIN at http://waec.org and check your results now on http://waecdirect.org,” the examination body stated.
A total of 1,950,726 candidates sat for the examination, with 1,200,514 candidates, representing 61.54 per cent, obtaining credits and above in at least five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
Credit: Guardian.
Candidates are required to generate their PIN and serial number through the WAEC website before accessing their results on the result-checking portal.
The process requires candidates to provide their examination number and the National Identification Number (NIN) used during registration, as well as contact details for OTP verification.
About 1.96 million candidates from more than 24,200 secondary schools across Nigeria took part in the examination, which was conducted from April 21 to June 19, 2026.
Although most candidates took the examination under the traditional paper-and-pencil format, a significantly larger number of schools opted for the computer-based testing (CBT) format compared with previous years.
WAEC had earlier indicated that the results would be released about 45 days after the final examination paper.
The release comes months after the examination body announced the results of the 2026 First Series WASSCE for Private Candidates, which was conducted using the computer-based format.
