WAEC shuts down portal over ‘technical bugs affecting accuracy of scores’
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has issued a formal apology to candidates and the general public following the discovery of ‘technical bugs affecting accuracy scores’ of candidates of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE.
In a statement released on Thursday, August 7, by the Ag. Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, WAEC said access to the results would be temporarily suspended on the result checker portal to address and rectify the technical glitches.
It explained that measures were implemented to combat examination malpractice, which included a new innovation known as paper serialisation.
WAEC said this method was applied to key subjects such as Mathematics, English Language, Biology, and Economics.
It however said an internal review conducted post-results release, uncovered unexpected technical bugs affecting the accuracy of the scores.
The council emphasise its commitment to fairness and professionalism, vowing to resolve the issues with transparency and urgency within the next 24 hours.
It expressed deep regret for any inconvenience caused to the affected candidates, urging those who have already checked their results to do so again after the 24-hour period for updated information.
“We appreciate the patience and understanding of our candidates and the public as we work diligently to correct this matter,” the statement read. “WAEC remains steadfast in its mission to uphold excellence, fairness, and transparency in all our assessment processes.”
