WAEC cancels WASSCE results of 653 candidates
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has annulled the full results of 653 candidates who wrote this year’s WASSCE for School Candidates after they were caught with mobile phones during the exams.
Additionally, the examination body has voided the results of 6,295 candidates in specific subjects for entering the exam halls with unauthorised materials such as handwritten notes, textbooks, and printed documents. WAEC is also holding back the results of 908 candidates in some subjects and the entire results of another 158 students due to various malpractice offences.
Moreover, the results of candidates from 185 schools have been withheld on suspicion of cheating and will remain on hold until investigations are concluded, according to a statement issued by WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, John Kapi, alongside the release of the 2025 WASSCE-SC results.
The statement further revealed that 19 individuals have already been fined or sentenced for their involvement in exam malpractice. These were among 35 people including 19 teachers who were implicated in acts that undermined the credibility of the examination. The remaining 16 suspects will soon be arraigned. It added that teachers found culpable will also face disciplinary measures from the Ghana Education Service.
WAEC has provided school heads with credentials to access their students’ results online, while candidates can also check their results on the council’s website. The public has been warned to avoid scammers who lure students with promises of altering grades, stressing that WAEC results are secure and verifiable through its system.
A total of 461,736 candidates 207,415 males and 254,321 females from 1,021 schools took part in the exams, representing a slight increase of 0.24% over the 2024 figure. However, 5,821 candidates, representing 1.26%, were absent.
Performance in the core subjects showed varied outcomes:
• English Language: 60% scored A1–C6; 8.18% had D7; 9.23% scored E8; and 12.86% had F9.
• Mathematics: 48.73% achieved A1–C6; 11.62% obtained D7; 12.15% scored E8; while 26.77% received F9.
• Integrated Science: 57.74% scored A1–C6; 11.85% had D7; 11.79% had E8; and 16.05% received F9.
• Social Studies: 55.82% recorded A1–C6; 7.38% had D7; 9.12% got E8; and 27.50% had F9.
This year’s performance in A1–C6 grades fell below the results recorded in 2022, 2023, and 2024 across all four core subjects.
Meanwhile, the University of Ghana has urged applicants to re-check the details on their admissions portal ,including personal information and exam data, and compare their aggregates with the approved programme cut-off points before making choices. The institution also noted that applications for the 2025/2026 academic year remain open and can be purchased via designated banks or the USSD code 8779# on all mobile networks.
According to a notice signed by the Director of Academic Affairs, Lydia Anowa Nyako-Danquah, the admissions portal will close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
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