WAEC invites results withheld 2024 WASSCE PC students for probe
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is inviting students who took part in the first and second series of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates (WASSCE PC) and had their results withheld for investigation.
In a blog post sighted by Pretertiary.com, the not-for-profit-making organisation (WAEC) said the invitation of the affected students is due to alleged involvement in examination irregularities in the just-ended WASSCE for Private.
Such students, the Council said, are to visit the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Regional Offices where they wrote the examination. It said assigned dates have been indicated by their names on its website.
“Candidates, who took part in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) For Private Candidates, 2024 (first and second series) and had their results withheld due to alleged involvement in examination irregularities are kindly invited to the WAEC Regional Offices where they wrote the examination on the assigned dates indicated by their names,” it stated.
The invitation, the management of WAEC says, is to assist the Examinations Council to conclude its investigations into the alleged irregularities, adding that students who refuse to honour the invitation do so at their own peril.
“The invitation is to assist the Council to conclude its investigations into the alleged irregularities. Candidates are hereby informed that their refusal to honor this invitation shall not preclude the council from making a final determination on the cases,” WAEC said.
For the first series of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates (WASSCE PC), a total of 5 students are expected to assist the Council in the investigations into the examination irregularities.
For the second series of 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates (WASSCE PC), about 50 students are expected to assist the Council in the investigations into the examination irregularities.
The management of the West African Examinations Council released the provisional WASSCE Private Candidates results of prospective students who sat for the first series of this year’s national examination in late March, 2025
In a statement dated March 28, 2025, sighted by pretertiary.com, the not-for-profit-making organisation (WAEC) said it detected some malpractice during the conduct and marking of the national private examination.
The Council indicated that amid the examination malpractice, the subject results of 34 and the entire results of 43 candidates have been withheld pending the conclusion of investigations into the cases of the malpractice.
According to the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates results statistics, a total of 2,683 prospective candidates representing 43.88% obtained grades ranging from A1 to C6 in English Language.
Also, 1,636 candidates (23.57%) had grades from A1-C6 in Core Mathematics, which shows a huge fail, as 3,650 candidates (52.59%) had grade F in Core Mathematics.
The core subject that had the massive chains of F was Integrated Science, with 4,011 candidates representing 55.36%. Social Studies saw most candidates scoring between A1 and C6, with fewer scoring F9.
A total number of 12,452 candidates, made up of 7,998 females and 5,269 males, sat for the first series of the 2025 WASSCE Private Candidates. A total of 738 candidates who had registered for the private examination were absent.
