The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially released the provisional results of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for school candidates.
In a press statement dated August 23, 2025, WAEC announced that the results have been dispatched to various schools through Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Directors of Education. Candidates may also access their results online via the Council’s official website: [www.waecgh.org](http://www.waecgh.org).
This year’s BECE recorded a total of 603,328 candidates, comprising 297,250 males and 306,078 females, from 20,395 schools across the country. The exams were conducted at 2,237 centres, with 2,526 candidates absent. The candidate population also included individuals with special needs: 72 with visual impairments, 239 with hearing impairments, and 161 requiring other accommodations**.
WAEC confirmed in the statement signed by John Kapi, Head of Public affairs that following investigations into irregularities during the examination and script marking, the 36th Meeting of the Final Awards and Examiners’ Appointment Committee approved the following actions:
Subject results of 718 candidates cancelled
Entire results of 177 candidates cancelled
Subject results of 1,240 candidates withheld
Entire results of 93 candidates withheld
This brings the total number of cancelled results to 895 and withheld results to 1,333.
Subject results from 119 schools were cancelled, while results from 87 schools remain under further scrutiny. The outcome of these ongoing investigations will determine whether the withheld results are released or cancelled by September 6, 2025.
Candidates whose results have been withheld or cancelled can visit [https://irreg.waec.org](https://irreg.waec.org) or click the withheld/cancelled results button on the WAEC website homepage.
The platform will provide details on the reason for the action and guidance on the next steps. School heads can also access this information using their official logins.
WAEC cautioned students and the public to be wary of fraudsters who promise to upgrade results for a fee. The Council emphasised that its results are secure, tamper-proof, and verifiable.
WAEC expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service, security agencies, school heads, invigilators, examiners, and other partners for their support in the successful conduct of the 2025 BECE and release of results.
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