Story: Collins Agyemang
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 had 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 the Head of Public affairs, John Kapi, 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 and 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.
According to the statement, 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, the statement said, will provide details on the reason for the action and guidance on the next steps. School heads, it said, could also access this information using their official logins.
WAEC, however, 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.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that first-year students in Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country are to report to school on Saturday, 18th October 2025, as part of the newly released 2025/2026 academic calendar.
In an official circular issued to all Regional Directors of Education, the GES directed that the new students in both Single Track and Transitional schools should report on the specified date to begin their academic journey.
The letter, signed by Mr. Prince C. Agyemang-Duah, Director of the Schools and Instructions Division, also indicated that a detailed academic calendar had been attached for implementation. This includes key term dates, holidays, and footnotes explaining special considerations to support a smooth academic year.
The statement tasked Regional Directors to ensure that the calendar was circulated to all heads of second cycle institutions within their regions.
It also urged Heads of schools to strictly comply with the outlined schedule to maintain consistency nationwide.
“The Service counts on your usual cooperation to ensure effective teaching and learning in our institutions for the 2025/2026 academic year,” the GES stated.
The GES in the statement indicated that copies of the communication had also been forwarded to key stakeholders, including the GES Council, the Director-General of TVET, WAEC, and the Ministry of Education’s Free SHS Secretariat.
