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WAEC: How to Check 2024 WASSCE Results for Private Candidates
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WAEC: How to Check 2024 WASSCE Results for Private Candidates

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • WAEC has released the results of the WASSCE examination conducted for private candidates in late 2024
  • A top WAEC official, Moyosola Adesina, disclosed the release of the results on Sunday night, February 16, 2025
  • Following this update, concerned candidates have been urged to go and check their WAEC result

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

Yaba, Lagos state - The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released the results of the 2024 November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) for private candidates (second series) on Sunday, February 16, 2025.

Legit.ng reports that WASSCE for private candidates, also known as General Certificate Examination (GCE) or WAEC GCE, is a private examination and uniforms are not required, but biometric registration is compulsory.

WAEC releases 2024 WASSCE private candidates' results
WAEC has released the results of the 2024 Second Series of the WASSCE for private candidates. Photo credits: The West African Examinations Council, WAEC - Nigeria, Deeper Life High School
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Out of all candidates who sat the 2024 WAEC exam, 62,354 (95.90 per cent) had their results fully processed and released.

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Meanwhile, 2,669 candidates (4.10 per cent) have some subjects still being processed due to errors attributed to them.

In this report, Legit.ng helps WAEC private candidates with how to check the 2024 WASSCE results.

How to check WAEC result

  • Visit the WAEC official results checker website: WAEC result checker. (www.waecdirect.org).
  • Enter your 10-digit WAEC examination number in the designated field.
  • Enter the four digits of your Examination Year, e.g. 2024.
  • Select the type of examination (Private Candidate Results).
  • Enter the e-PIN voucher number.
  • Enter the Personal Identification Number (PIN) on your e-PIN.
  • Click submit and wait for the results window to come up.

Subsequently, candidates can check the digital certificate platform (www.waec.org). There, they can access the digital copies of their certificates.

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Prince Adesegun Ogungbayi, the board chairman of MIMS Educational Services, urged Nigerians to promote reading culture among young ones.

The educator noted that poor reading culture is responsible for examination malpractices in Nigeria, and a change in attitude will boost students' performance in examinations.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at 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.

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