The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of candidates who sat the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for school candidates across the country.
The Council said the results have been dispatched to the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Directors of Education for onward distribution to schools. Candidates who wish to check their results online may do so through WAEC’s official website.
A total of 620,243 candidates, comprising 304,415 males and 315,828 females from 20,789 participating schools, sat the examination at 2,237 centres nationwide. The figure included 136 candidates with visual impairment, 282 with hearing assessment needs and 510 candidates requiring other test accommodations. WAEC said 3,601 candidates were absent.
Following investigations into examination irregularities, WAEC cancelled the subject results of 496 candidates and the entire results of 105 candidates.
The Council also withheld the subject results of 119 candidates and the entire results of 48 others pending further investigations.
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Additionally, the subject results of 2,722 candidates from 229 schools have been withheld for further scrutiny. WAEC said the affected results may either be released or cancelled after investigations are completed by August 31, 2026.
Candidates whose results have been cancelled or withheld have been directed to visit WAEC’s irregularities portal to check the reasons for the sanctions and obtain information on the next course of action. Heads of schools and proprietors may also use their result listing logins to verify the status of affected candidates.
WAEC cautioned the public against fraudsters who promise to upgrade examination results for a fee, stressing that all BECE results are secure and can be authenticated.
The Council expressed appreciation to the Ministry of Education, the Ghana Education Service, security agencies, heads of schools, supervisors, invigilators, examiners and other stakeholders for their support in the successful conduct of the examination and the release of the results.
