NEWS IN: WAEC Release Provisional Results For The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) For School Candidates, 2025.

NEWS IN: WAEC Release Provisional Results For The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) For School Candidates, 2025.

PRESS RELEASE

RELEASE OF PROVISIONAL RESULTS FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION Certificate EXAMINATION (BECE) FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES, 2025

The West African Examinations Council wishes to inform its numerous stakeholders that it has
released provisional results of candidates who sat for the BECE for School Candidates, 2025.
The Council will despatch the results of school candidates to their respective schools through
the Metropolitan/Municipal/ District Directors of Education. The results are also available on
the Council’s official website at www.waecgh.org for candidates who so desire to access them online.

Breaking News📍📍📍📍

Just in📍📍📍

The 2025 BECE results has been released WAEC

Dial shortcode to buy a checker or visit evoucher.mawulepe.com and select BECE.

Ges

STATISTICS

A total of 603,328 candidates, comprising 297,250 males and 306,078 females from 20,395
participating schools entered for the school examination. This includes 72 candidates with
visual impairment, 239 with hearing impairment and 161 candidates with other test
accommodation needs. The examination was conducted at 2,237 centres across the country. Out
of the total number, 2,526 candidates were absent.

EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES

Following the completion of investigations into a number of cases of irregularity detected
during the conduct of the examination and marking of scripts, the 36th Meeting of the Final
Awards and Examiners’ Appointment Committee for the BECE, 2025, held on Friday 15th
August, 2025 approved as follows:

Cancellation of Subject Results of 718 candidates;
Cancellation of Entire Results of 177 candidates;
Withholding of Subject Results of 1,240 candidates;
Withholding of Entire Results of 93 candidates;

Meanwhile, the subject results of some candidates from 119 schools have been cancelled. In
addition, the subject results of some candidates from 87 schools have been withheld for
further scrutiny. The withheld results may be cancelled or released based on the outcome of
investigations by September 6, 2025.

PLEASE NOTE; Candidates whose results have been cancelled or withheld should visit
https:/lirreg.waec.org. or click on the withheld/cancelled button on the home page. They
will be redirected to the irregularity and investigations page. This page will isplay reasons for
withholding or cancelling the results. For withheld results, the candidates will receive
information on the next line of action. Heads of school and proprietors may follow the same

procedure using their results listing logins to know the status of withheld results of their

candidates.

Caution.

The Council wishes to caution all stakeholders to be wary of fraudsters who promise to
upgrade results for a fee. Candidates are to note that WAEC results are secured and can be
authenticated.

CONCLUSION

The Council expresses its appreciation to stakeholders especially the Ministry of Education,
Ghana Education Service, the Security Agencies, Heads of Schools, Supervisors, Invigilators,
Examiners and all who in diverse ways supported it in the successful conduct of the
examination and release of results.

John
K. Kapi
Head, Public Affairs

GES