WAEC RELEASES 2021 SSCE RESULTS

 2021 WAEC/SSCE RESULTS RELEASED

TEKKXE

November 22nd, 2021

The WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL [WAEC] just released the 2021 WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION RESULTS [WASSCE] and according to Patrick Areghan, the Head of the Nigeria National Office of the Examination Body, the examination was on for a duration of 7 weeks (a month and 3 weeks) and there was an amazing improvement in overall performances by candidates, as most candidates secured credits in Five Subjects including the chief subjects - Mathematics and English Language. 

Mr. Patrick Areghan in an official press conference held earlier on today gave a breakdown of the examination and the results and this is summarized as follows:

• Over 1.5 million (precisely - 1, 560, 261) persons/candidates sat the exams across Five Countries/West African States and they include: GHANA, NIGERIA, SIERRA LEONE, THE GAMBIA and LIBERIA. 
• A total of 89.62% candidates got credits and above in at least five subjects. This percentage accounts for exactly 1, 398, 370 candidates. 
• 1, 274, 784 candidates made credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, Mathematics and English Language inclusive. This makes up about 81.7%. 
• Compared to the 2020 SSCE Results and overall performance, the number of candidates who made credits and above in a minimum of five subjects were 65.24% of the total number of applicants. Hence, there is an improvement on this to the tune of 16.46% this year. 

Mr. Patrick Areghan also quipped that there were a lot of security challenges which affected the SSCE such as:

• The sit-at-home Order in the South-East 
• Banditry
• Kidnapping 
• Insurgency in the North 
• The Covid-19 Pandemic etc.  

HOW TO CHECK YOUR WAEC RESULT:

There are two main ways of checking the SSCE Results and the choice of which to use is dependent on various factors such as convenience, resources, ease of access etc. They include:

• CHECKING VIA THE OFFICIAL WAEC WEBSITE or 
• USING THE SMS CHECKER

Now a procedural breakdown is given below.

WEBSITE CHECKER:

1. Make sure you have purchased a WAEC SCRATCH CARD
2. Scratch the silver panel at the back of the card
3. Both the PIN and SERIAL NO. of the card are written on the back 
4. Visit the official WAEC website/page. You can CLICK HERE
5. Enter your 10-digit WAEC Examination Number which is a combination of your 7-digit center number (the school where you wrote the exam) + your 3-digit candidate number. 
6. Enter the four digits of your examination year which in this case is 2021 
7. Select the Type of Examination which is of two categories: PRIVATE CANDIDATE RESULTS and SCHOOL CANDIDATE RESULTS. 
8. Enter the e-PIN voucher number or Serial Number at the back of your scratch card. 
9. Enter the Personal Identification Number (PIN) on your scratch card. 
10. Click submit and wait for the results window to pop up. 

SMS CHECKER:

1. Send an SMS in the format - WAEC+EXAM NO+PIN+EXAM YEAR (do not give space between successive fields). 
2. This SMS should be sent to the short-code 32327 (for MTN, AIRTEL and GLO Subscribers)
3. Wait for your result to be delivered to your phone as a TEXT. 
4. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SMS COSTS THIRTY NAIRA ONLY (N30)