WAEC releases provisional results of 2025 BECE Private Candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of prospective candidates who sat for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for Private Candidates.

The not-for-profit-making organization (WAEC) says the private candidates’ results are now accessible online through the Examinations Council’s official website, https://www.waecgh.org.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) disclosed that the BECE for Private results of three candidates have been withheld pending investigations into alleged examination malpractices.

“Candidates whose results have been cancelled or withheld should visit https://waecgh.org and click on the withheld/cancelled button on the home page. They will be redirected to the Irregularity and Sanctions page.

This page will display reasons for withholding or cancelling the results. For withheld results, the candidates will receive information on the next line of action,” the statement explained.

WAEC, following the release of the 2025 provisional private BECE results, has cautioned candidates and the members of the general public to be vigilant against fraudsters who promise to upgrade results for a fee.

“Candidates are to note that West African Examinations Council (WAEC) results are secured and can be authenticated,” it emphasised.

A total of 603,328 candidates, comprising 297,250 males and 306,078 females, from nineteen thousand, five hundred and five (19,505) Junior High Schools (JHSs) entered for the school examination.

This includes seventy-two (72 ) candidates with visual impairment, two hundred and thirty-nine (239) with hearing impairment, and one hundred and sixty-one (161) candidates with other test accommodation needs.

The examination was conducted at two thousand, two hundred and thirty-seven (2,237 ) centres across the country. Out of the total number, two thousand, five hundred and twenty-six (2,526) candidates were absent.

The BECE for Private Candidates recorded a total entry figure of one thousand, three hundred and ninety (1,661) candidates. This was made up of eight hundred and fifty-eight (858) males and eight hundred and three (803 ) females.

Fifteen (15) centres, mostly in the regional capitals, were used for the BECE for Private Candidates. Out of the total number of candidates who entered for the examination, fifty-seven (57) were absent.

While the percentage increase in the number of candidates for the School Candidates was 5.99%, that of the Private Candidates was 19.49%. The provisional results of the BECE for School Candidates were released on August 23, 2025.

Candidates who infringed on the rules governing the conduct of the examination were appropriately sanctioned following the conclusion of investigations carried out and upon the advice of the relevant committee of the Council.

In other news, Parents whose children’s 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results have been cancelled or withheld by the West African Examinations Council have been advised to take legal action against WAEC.

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) General Secretary, speaking in an interview, urged affected parents to take legal steps if they believe the not-for-profit-making organization (WAEC) has acted unjustly.

“The Constitution of Ghana is very clear under Article 23: when you occupy a public office, you must act fairly and reasonably. So if, in the minds of the parents, WAEC has acted capriciously, they have every right to go to court to seek redress,” he added.

He added, “WAEC is saying that they detected [malpractices] during the conduct of the examination and marking. So the evidence you have—if any parent goes to court—must be competent. I pray this time, WAEC will not lose the case. If WAEC loses two times in a row, then WAEC will suffer a credibility crisis.”