WAEC certificates have no expiry date.

WAEC examiners are mostly graduate teachers in secondary schools, and some lecturers in colleges of education, universities and polytechnics. A prospective examiner must be a graduate in the subject he is appointed to mark. In addition, he must have a minimum of two years of classroom teaching experience and must be recommended by the principal of the school in which he teaches.

Candidates are required to enter and sit for a minimum of eight (8) and maximum of nine (9) subjects. These must include the following:

• English Language
• General Mathematics
• *Citizenship and Heritage Studies Education
• *Digital Technologies

These are the core subjects. In addition to the above, all candidates must complete their registered subjects from the listed below:

Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Agriculture, Further Mathematics, Physical Education, Health Education, Foods & Nutrition, Geography, Technical Drawing

Humanities: Nigerian History, Government, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, One Nigerian Language (Hausa/Igbo/Yoruba), French, Arabic, Visual Art, Music, Literature-in-English, Home Management, Catering Craft

Business: Accounting, Commerce, Marketing, Economics

Trade Subjects:  Fashion Design and Garment Making, Livestock Farming, Beauty and Cosmetology, Computer Hardware and GSM Repairs, Solar Photovoltaic installation and maintenance, Horticulture and Crop Production.

Note: *Citizenship and Heritage Studies, and Digital Technologies are new subjects that require the development of new curricula and examination syllabuses and would therefore not be examined until 2028 (after a full implementation of the syllabus).

Candidates registering for WASSCE in 2026 and 2027 would only be able to sit two (2) core subjects, namely:

1. English Language
2. General Mathematics

In addition to the two (2) core subjects currently available, candidates are to select six or seven other subjects to make a minimum of eight subjects and a maximum of nine subjects.

Results are partially released due to queries arising from one or a combination of the following mistakes:

• Wrong transfer of examination numbers in one or more papers;
• Failure to shade examination numbers;
• Shading objective sheets with biro pens instead of pencil;
• Mistakes in entries leading to duplication of subjects.

A confirmation of result can be processed by submitting to WAEC the following:

1. Two plain envelope (9/4)
2. Purchase of WAEC scratch card @ N13,000
3. A copy of certificate or online print out of result
4. Courier Fee depends on courier used and destination
5. An affidavit sworn to in a court of law for Confirmation of Result should which contain the following details:
   1. Candidate's Name (in full)
   2. Name of Examination
   3. Year of Examination
6. Two copies of candidates's passport photograph per result
7. Fee for confirmation of resultis:
   1. =N=39,000.00 per result for overseas institutions
   2. =N=19,500.00 per result for institutions within Nigeria

Confirmed results are not handed over to candidates. They are sent direct to the institutions/establishments which candidates want to provide with the information.

No. The marking of scripts is handled by examiners appointed by WAEC. They are usually educationists who are familiar with the classroom situation and their identities are not supposed to be disclosed.

No. Accreditation is carried out by the Federal Ministry of Education alone.