WAEC RELEASES RESULTS OF THE CB-WASSCE FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES, 2026: RECORDS A LANDSLIDE SUCCESS IN ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS RESULTS
DR. AMOS JOSIAH DANGUT, FSTAN, MNIM, RAS, HEAD OF THE NIGERIA NATIONAL OFFICE OF THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (WAEC), AT A PRESS BRIEFING ANNOUNCED THE RELEASE OF RESULTS OF THE CB-WASSCE FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES, AT THE WAEC NATIONAL OFFICE, YABA, LAGOS
Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut Head Nigeria National office, WAEC
Expressing his heartfelt joy and overwhelming emotions on the recent successful concluded CB-WASSCE for School Candidates, 2026 which happened to be his third and last as the Head of WAEC Nigeria National Office is released today.
Enumerating on his two years and ten months achievement in office, he explained that he was able to add more feathers to the Council’s cap through the help of God. Positioning the Council as the first examining body in Africa and among the first set globally to conduct achievement test using the computer-based mode. From the CB- WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2024 - First Series to the conduct of PC 2, using the same mode and finally extending same to School Candidates’ exam, the story has been amazing, he said, been a force in combating the menace of examination malpractice.
Over the years, the Council has consistently devised means of combating examination malpractice. From last year, we added another spice to it by introducing serialisation of papers. This year, we improved on it the more.
The successfully expansion of the WAEC Press, leading to the creation of Printing Division and the introducing of the Digital Examiner Mark System (DEMS), which has helped to improve the service delivery and save time in processing results.
He noted that the conduct of WASSCE for School Candidates, 2026, despite some hitches, was a huge success. All in the quest for pursuit of innovation in service delivery,
HNO affirmed that the commission, is the first examining body in the nation to conduct Achievement test using the Computer-based approach for school candidates, allowing candidates to choose between a computer-based format or pen and paper, the phasing out of the printing of Candidates’ Smart Identity Card, which contains result checker PIN replacing it with a portal where candidates will directly generate their e-PINs to check their results.
Enumerating on his two years and ten months achievement in office, he explained that he was able to add more feathers to the Council’s cap through the help of God. Positioning the Council as the first examining body in Africa and among the first set globally to conduct achievement test using the computer-based mode. From the CB- WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2024 - First Series to the conduct of PC 2, using the same mode and finally extending same to School Candidates’ exam, the story has been amazing, he said, been a force in combating the menace of examination malpractice.
Over the years, the Council has consistently devised means of combating examination malpractice. From last year, we added another spice to it by introducing serialisation of papers. This year, we improved on it the more.
The successfully expansion of the WAEC Press, leading to the creation of Printing Division and the introducing of the Digital Examiner Mark System (DEMS), which has helped to improve the service delivery and save time in processing results.
He noted that the conduct of WASSCE for School Candidates, 2026, despite some hitches, was a huge success. All in the quest for pursuit of innovation in service delivery,
HNO affirmed that the commission, is the first examining body in the nation to conduct Achievement test using the Computer-based approach for school candidates, allowing candidates to choose between a computer-based format or pen and paper, the phasing out of the printing of Candidates’ Smart Identity Card, which contains result checker PIN replacing it with a portal where candidates will directly generate their e-PINs to check their results.
Speaking on the Challenges encountered around conduct of the examination, he highlighted on Logistics Issue, Non-Adherence to Registration Deadline, Financial Issues/Inflation, Rogue Website Operators/Shameless Connivance of Some Supervisors. Re counting all these challenges gladly stated..
Today, I am happy to inform you that all the processes leading to the release of results have been completed. It is now my pleasure to announce the release of results of candidates that sat WASSCE for School Candidates, 2026 in Nigeria.
A total of One Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty-Nine Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty-eight (1,959,668) candidates from Twenty-Four Thousand, Two Hundred and Seven (24,207) schools enrolled for the examination across the country. Of the number that registered for the examination, One Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Seven Hundred and Twenty-Six (1,950,726) candidates sat the examination. The examination was also administered to candidates from some schools in Benin Republic, Cote d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea, where the Nigerian curriculum for Senior Secondary Schools is being used.
I also wish to report that a total of One Thousand, Two Hundred and Thirteen (1,213) candidates with varying degrees of Special Needs registered for the examination. Out of this number, 137 were visually challenged, 491 had impaired hearing; 55 were spastic cum mentally challenged and 41 were physically challenged. All these candidates were adequately provided for in the administration of the examination.
A total of One Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty-Nine Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty-eight (1,959,668) candidates from Twenty-Four Thousand, Two Hundred and Seven (24,207) schools enrolled for the examination across the country. Of the number that registered for the examination, One Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Seven Hundred and Twenty-Six (1,950,726) candidates sat the examination. The examination was also administered to candidates from some schools in Benin Republic, Cote d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea, where the Nigerian curriculum for Senior Secondary Schools is being used.
I also wish to report that a total of One Thousand, Two Hundred and Thirteen (1,213) candidates with varying degrees of Special Needs registered for the examination. Out of this number, 137 were visually challenged, 491 had impaired hearing; 55 were spastic cum mentally challenged and 41 were physically challenged. All these candidates were adequately provided for in the administration of the examination.
The results of these candidates have been processed and are also now being released along with those of other candidates.
Of the total number of One Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Seven Hundred and Twenty-Six (1,950,726) candidates that sat the examination, Nine Hundred and Fifty-Three Thousand, Four Hundred and Fifty-Nine (953,459) were males while Nine Hundred and Ninety-Seven Thousand, Two Hundred and Sixty-Seven (997,267) were females, representing 48.88% and 51.12%, respectively.
Of the total number of One Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Seven Hundred and Twenty-Six (1,950,726) candidates that sat the examination, Nine Hundred and Fifty-Three Thousand, Four Hundred and Fifty-Nine (953,459) were males while Nine Hundred and Ninety-Seven Thousand, Two Hundred and Sixty-Seven (997,267) were females, representing 48.88% and 51.12%, respectively.
Out of the total number of candidates that sat for the examination in Nigeria, One Million Eight Hundred and Thirty-Four Thousand and Six Hundred Ninety-Five (1,834,695) candidates, representing 94.05% have their results fully processed and released while One Hundred and Sixteen Thousand, and Thirty-One (116,031) candidates, representing 5.95% have one or more of their subjects still being processed due to some issues being resolved. Efforts are, however, being made to speedily complete the process and release the affected candidates’ results within a couple of days, he stated.
Analysis of statistics of candidates’ performance in the examination shows that out of the One Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand, Seven Hundred and Twenty-Six (1,950,726) candidates that sat the examination, One Million Six Hundred and Eighty-Seven Thousand, Three Hundred and Seventy- Eight (1,687,378) candidates, representing 86.50%, obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five (5) subjects (i.e. with or without English Language and/ or Mathematics).
One Million, Two Hundred Thousand, Five Hundred and Fourteen (1,200,514) candidates, representing 61.54%, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.
Of this number, Five Hundred and Fifty-Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred and Eighty-Three (558,883) i.e., 28.65% were male candidates, while Six Hundred and Forty-One Thousand, Six Hundred and Thirty-One (641,631) i.e. 32.89% were female candidates. A comparison of the percentage of candidates in this category in WASSCE for School 2025 and 2026, reveal that in this year’s 2026) WASSCE, there is 1.42% decrease in performance (that is, those who obtained credit and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, was (61.54%).
Examination Malpractice
The results of One Hundred and Sixty-Seven Thousand, Four Hundred and Eighty-Six (167,486) candidates, representing 8.59% of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, are being withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice. This is (1.11%) lower than the 9.7% recorded in the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2025.
He encouraged the use of the Result Checker PIN and Serial Number required by candidates to check their results online, which is generated online, via the Digital Certificate platform (www.waec.org). Hard copies of certificates of candidates whose results have been fully processed and released will be ready within the next 90 days, counting from today.
For a candidate to generate the PIN and access the results, the candidate should follow these simple steps:
1. Visit www.waec.org and select the “serial number and pin” menu at the top of the page.
2. Select the appropriate Examination Year and the Diet.
3. Enter your Examination Number and your NIN (Ensure the NIN is the same one that was used during your WAEC registration).
4. Enter your Email and Phone Number to generate a One-Time-Password (OTP)
5. Input the OTP to successfully recover your Serial Number and Pin.
Candidates may also download their WAEC ID Card to their mobile devices.
The HNO in his closing remark, acquainted the media and other stakeholders with the latest developments in the operations of the Council.
1.WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2026- Second Series
The registration for CB-WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2026 –Second Series is currently on-going. The registration commenced on Monday, the 4th of May, 2026. Provision has been made for walk-in candidates throughout the duration of the examination. Interested candidates can enroll a day to the date of the paper they wish to take and simply walk into the examination hall to take it. Registration PINs can be purchased from WAEC offices, accredited banks and cashless payment points/ Point of Sales (POS) operators. The cost of the Registration PIN is Thirty Seven Thousand Naira (N37,000) only, with a commission fee of N500.00 only payable to the sales agent. Candidates can log on to
www.waeconline.org.ng for more information.
Candidates will be expected to supply their NIN as part of the registration requirements.
All these would not have been successful without cooperation of the support of the Federal Government of Nigeria, and the Federal Ministry of Education and our stakeholders, he stated....
Giving thanks to God while thanking all who honored the press brief and those who contributed to the success of the waec story, he reiterated on the use of WAEC Chatbot.
All WAEC services can be accessed online and in real-time through the WAEC Request Management Portal (WAEC CHATBOT) by logging online to www.request.waec.org or, via WhatsApp with the following numbers:
-08179439269
-07061741253
-WAEC Verify
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