How to Check WAEC Exam Result – waecnigeria.org

Are you finding it hard to check your WAEC result? Well, whether your answer is yes or no, this article, will help you to get full details on how to check your result.

If you have participated or will participate in the coming WAEC, you will learn how to check your WAEC result, without stress, you will learn how to check your WEC result conveniently, if you follow this article to the end. 

About WAEC

How to Check Your WAEC Result

Checking WAEC Results Online

Checking WAEC Results Via Messages

How much is the charge for checking the WAEC result?

FAQs

Conclusion

About WAEC

WAEC stands for the West African Examinations Council. It is a board that is charged with the responsibility of conducting the WAEC GCE examination which is always taken once every year.

This examination is a type of exam that is used to test the capability of students who have completed their secondary school education. That is those that have spent complete six years in the school. 

WAEC is an examination that is recognized throughout the West African continent and recognized and accepted in Africa and other parts of the world.

If you're yet to take the WASSCE examination, you can get comprehensive WASSCE past questions and answers from ExamGuide WASSCE Learning App to aid your preparation. Visit www.examguide.com/offline/products/ssce to access this product.

How to Check Your WAEC Result

Checking WAEC Results Online

Many candidates write WAEC but don't know how to check their results. But in this article, you will have the opportunity to learn how to check your WAEC result by yourself.

To check your WAEC result, you have to follow these steps that will serve as a guide for you for checking your results.

Step one 

• Visit https://www.waecdirect.org./

Step two 

• Enter your WAEC 10-digit examination number in the space provided for you 

Step three

• Enter your exam year. (i.e. the year you wrote the exam).

Step four

• Select the type of exam that you registered for (e.g Private candidate)

Step five

• Enter the serial number of your scratch card that is found at the back of the scratch card

Step six

• On the scratch there is a pin, enter the pin

Step seven

• After entering the pin, click on submit

Step Eight

• Then wait for your result to display
• Those are the steps to follow when checking your WAEC result.
  

Checking WAEC Results Via Messages

Do you also know that you can check your WAEC result by using a different method that will not require an internet connection or going to a cyber cafe? That is the method we call the SMS WAEC checking result method. For you to check your WAEC result using this method, this is what you need to do and the steps you need to follow:

These are the steps to follow:

Ist step

You must get the shortcode that you will use to send the message to WAEC, and the shortcode is 32327. Remember that this shortcode can be used by a candidate who is using any of the mobile networks whether Glo, MTN, or Airtel.

2nd step

Send a direct message to WAEC, that should follow this format “WAEC*ExamNo*PIN*ExamYear” to 32327. For that message to be sent to WAEC, you must have at least an N30 call card in your phone. That N30 is the charge fee that you are to pay for checking the result via message.

3rd step

This is how the body of the message should look like, for example, WAEC*4192110122*222456987120*2023. After you have typed that, then you send it. 

NOTE: you must make sure that you don't space the message you are about to send to WAEC. make sure to follow the example I have given you above, and after you have successfully sent the message, then the result will be forwarded to you through a message also.

These are the simple steps that you can use to check your WAEC result without much stress. 

ALSO READ: 10 Common Mistakes WAEC Candidates Should Avoid

How much is the charge for checking the WAEC result?

To check your WAEC result, you need to buy a scratch card first. That is if you want to check the result online. You can buy the scratch card in any of the WAEC offices spread across the nation, or you pay for it online. 

After you have purchased the scratch card or the token, you can head to any cyber cafe and check your result, meanwhile, you can also use your smartphone to check, if you have one, and a strong internet connection.

To get your WAEC checker E-pin that you will use to check your result, you need to pay the sum of ₦3,654.82.

Note that when you have purchased the e-pin for checking the result, the result checking is free, except you are using the internet service of a cyber cafe. Moreso, you can also use your smartphone to check the result.

FAQs

What method can I use to check my WAEC Result?

There are many methods you can employ when checking your WAEC. you can check it online, and you can also check it by using the SMS method, whereby you send an SMS to WAEC and your result will be forwarded to you through an SMS also.

Where can I get my WAEC certificate?

If you registered for WAEC as a school candidate, then you can get your original certificate at your school, where you unregistered and sit for the exam, but if you registered as a private candidate, then you need to go to the WAEC office to obtain your on WAEC result.

How can I know the official WAEC result checking portal to use and check my WAEC result?

You must know the right and official WAEC website or portal to use when checking your WAEC result.

In that regard, whenever, you want to check your WAEC result, especially when you are checking by yourself, use this official link https://www.waecnigeria.org/ 

Conclusion

I hope that you understand the steps and the process of checking your WASSCE results. If you have followed the steps accordingly, then there is no doubt you will be able to access your results accurately. You are free to drop your comments and questions if you have any. If you use the SMS method to check, you will still need to go and collect your certificate.

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