Over 7,000 Results Cancelled as WAEC Releases 2025 WASSCE Results with 18% Mathematics Drop

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released provisional results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) on November 29, 2025, revealing significant declines in core subject performance and widespread examination malpractices.

Key Statistics at a Glance

Total candidates registered: 461,736 from 1,021 schools

Core Mathematics pass rate: 48.73% (down from 66.86% in 2024)

Results cancelled: Over 7,000 candidates penalized

Teachers prosecuted: 35 education personnel facing charges

Core Mathematics Performance Crisis in WASSCE 2025

Dramatic Drop in Pass Rates

The most alarming finding in the 2025 WASSCE results is the collapse in Core Mathematics performance. Only 209,068 candidates achieved grades A1 to C6, representing just 48.73% of test-takers.

Core Mathematics Statistics:

Pass rate (A1-C6): 48.73% (2025) vs 66.86% (2024)

Decline: 18.13 percentage points

Candidates who failed (F9): 114,872 (26.77%)

This represents the lowest Core Mathematics pass rate in the four-year period analyzed by WAEC (2022-2025).

Social Studies Performance

Social Studies also experienced significant decline, with only 55.82% of candidates passing with grades A1-C6, compared to 71.53% in 2024. A total of 122,449 candidates (27.50%) failed the subject.

WASSCE 2025 Exam Malpractice: Sanctions and Prosecutions

Candidates Penalized

WAEC's Ghana Examinations Committee approved severe penalties at its 40th meeting on November 17, 2025:

Results Cancelled:

6,295 candidates: Subject results cancelled for bringing foreign materials (notes, textbooks, printed materials)

653 candidates: Entire results annulled for mobile phone possession

Results Withheld:

908 candidates: Subject results withheld pending investigation

158 candidates: Entire results withheld

185 schools: Results withheld for alleged collusion

WAEC pledged to release withheld results before December 31, 2025, pending investigation outcomes.

Teachers and Supervisors Face Legal Action

Thirty-five education personnel, including 19 teachers, were found complicit in examination irregularities:

19 persons: Already convicted with fines or imprisonment

16 persons: Awaiting court presentation

Convicted teachers' names will be forwarded to the Ghana Education Service (GES) Director General for additional disciplinary measures.

WASSCE 2025 Registration and Demographic Data

Candidate Statistics

Total registered: 461,736 candidates (0.24% increase from 2024)

Female candidates: 254,321 (55.08%)

Male candidates: 207,415 (44.92%)

Participating schools: 1,021

Absent candidates: 5,821 (1.26%)

How to Check WAEC 2025 Results Online

Below is the Step by step guide on how to check your results using your phone

1. Dial the short code *713*3998# on your mobile phone

2. Select option 2 -for WASSCE Results Checker

3. Choose option 1

4. Authorise payment, and after that

5. Receive the result checker details via SMS after successful payment

With the purchased result checker card (serial and PIN) using *713*3998#, follow the guide below to see your grades.

Visit https://ghana.waecdirect.org to

Enter your Index Number.

Select the Type of Examination (e.g, WASSCE/NOVDEC).

Select your Examination Year

Enter the Serial Number found on the Result Voucher

Enter the 12-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) on your Result Voucher (eg, 012345678912).

Confirm your Index Number and Examination Year. (This is to ensure that your examination information is correct.)

Click on the Submit button and wait for the display in the pop-up window.

This may take several minutes, but it’s worth the wait, as the pop-up wind

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