The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that the results of the private Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will be released today, September 5, 2025.

Speaking at a press briefing, WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, John Kapi, confirmed that candidates can expect their results by the close of the day.

“The results of BECE for private candidates will be released by the close of today, September 5, 2025,” he announced.

According to him, the BECE for School and Private Candidates was conducted from Wednesday, June 11 to Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

He added that a total of 603,328 candidates, comprising 297,250 males and 306,078 females from 20,395 participating schools, entered for the school examination, while 1,661 candidates, comprising 858 males and 803 females, registered for the BECE for Private Candidates.

While the percentage increase in candidature for the School Candidates was 5.99%, that of the Private Candidates was 19.49%.

The provisional results of the BECE for School Candidates were released on August 23, 2025.

According to WAEC, candidates who infringed on the rules governing the conduct of the examination were appropriately sanctioned following the conclusion of investigations conducted and upon the advice of the relevant committee of the Council.

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