REVEALED: What will eventually happen if your WAEC 2024 result is outstanding

• The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has promised that WASSCE candidates with held/withheld results will soon know their fate
• WAEC is an examination board established by law to determine the examinations required in the public interest in the English-speaking West African countries
• The council also awards certificates comparable to those of equivalent examining authorities internationally

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering education in Nigeria and worldwide.

Yaba, Lagos state - The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) promised that candidates with “outstanding” in subject (s) taken in the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) will have the issue resolved before mid-September.

The examination council, via a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, @waecnigeria, on Tuesday, August 13, explained that such candidates have “a missing component”.

WAEC speaks on outstanding 2024 WASSCE results. Photo credits: @waecnigeria, @waecdigitalcert
Source: Twitter

WASSCE 2024: WAEC makes promise on 'outstanding results'

An X user, Omilola Ganiu Adebola, wrote on WAEC’s page that his son’s Chemistry result displayed “outstanding”. WAEC then responded:

Recall on Monday, August 12, WAEC announced the release of the WASSCE results for 2024.

It said to access the result, WASSCE candidates can log on to https://waecdirect.org.

Legit.ng understands that the agency registered 1,814,344 candidates for the 2024 WASSCE for school candidates.

WAEC, a foremost examination board, conducts academic tests for young Africans in at least five countries.

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Source: Legit.ng