WASSCE 2024: Simple Steps to Check Grades Through SMS and WAEC Result Checker

WASSCE 2024: Simple Steps to Check Grades Through SMS and WAEC Result Checker

  • WAEC has disclosed how to check the 2024 WASSCE results following its release on Monday, August 12
  • Out of the total number of candidates that sat the exam in Nigeria, 1,685,889 candidates had all their papers processed and released
  • Legit.ng reports that only MTN, Glo and Airtel subscribers can check their WASSCE results using this SMS method

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering education in Nigeria and worldwide.

Yaba, Lagos state - On Monday, August 12, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released the results of candidates who sat the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).

The update was made known via WAEC’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle.

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WAEC candidates can check their results online. Photo credits: @waecdigitalcert, @waecnigeria
Source: Twitter

The statement also shared a link to check for candidates to check their results.

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How to check 2024 WAEC result

For candidates who participated in the examination, Legit.ng explains how to check the results, primarily via WAEC's website and SMS.

  1. Log on to WAEC result checker, https://waecdirect.org
  2. Check the left side of the website.
  3. Enter your 10-digit WAEC examination number

(This is your 7-digit centre number followed by your 3-digit candidate number eg. 4123456789)

4. For examination year < 1999, enter your 8-digit WAEC Examination Number

(This is your 5-digit centre number followed by your 3-digit candidate number eg. 19865001)

5. Enter the 4 digits of your examination year eg. 2002

6. Select the type of examination

7. Enter the e-PIN voucher number

8. Enter the Personal Identification Number (PIN) on your e-PIN

9. Click 'Submit' and wait for the results window to come up

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Check WAEC result by SMS

Send an SMS in the format below:

WAEC*ExamNo*PIN*ExamYear

To short-code 32327 (MTN, Celtel and Glo subscribers)

For example -:

WAEC*4250101001*123456789012*2007

Note:

Ensure you adhere strictly to the format above. There should be no space in the message.

Wait for your result to be delivered to your phone via SMS.

SMS costs N30.

Meanwhile, if you have any challenges checking your result earlier, you can send an email to WAEC's online support, support@waec.org.

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WAEC: Lady recalls outstanding WASSCE result

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian lady on X who graduated from secondary school in 2020, @Chizaram, said she "had the best WAEC result" during the year she sat the WASSCE.

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According to her, she garnered 7As and 2Bs in WAEC while scoring 264 in the UTME, an examination put together by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

Proofreading by James, Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.