The West African Examination Council is an international exam body for secondary school students in West African anglophone Countries. The WAEC exam is one of the essential SSCEs that is required to gain admission into the university.
As a result of its importance, the yearly exam usually is written by many secondary school finalists in Nigeria. After the exam, students yearn to know their performance and desire to gain admission to further their studies. Hence the need to check their result.
In this article, I have curated the processes that would enable you check your WAEC result easily and quickly.
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How to Check Your WAEC Result Using Serial Number
Here is the good news, if you are one of the students that had just taken the WAEC examination, all you need to check your WAEC result is the serial number present on the identity card that was given to you by your secondary school when you wanted to write the WAEC exam. Once you have this pin, then you are good to go.
Follow me as I discuss the step-by-step process of how to easily check your result using the serial number present on your WAEC identity card.
Step 1– Enter the link https://www.waecdirect.org/ on your browser to visit the WAEC portal
Step 2- Enter your WAEC examination number, usually ten digits.
Step 3– Select your year of examination
Step 4– Select the type of examination you sat for.
Step 5– Enter your personal ID number present on your e-pin.
Step 6– Enter the e-PIN voucher number (serial number)
Step 7– Punch “submit” to get your WAEC result. You can then print it out or save it for future consideration.
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How to Check Your WAEC Results With a Separately Purchased Checker
As was stated earlier, you are not specially required to buy a scratch card before you can check your WAEC result on your phone. The reason is that the WAEC body has given each candidate a PIN and serial number that conform.
However, you might not be able to check your result with your PIN and serial number; this might be due to many factors or reasons. Some of them are;
– Maybe you sat for your WAEC examination before the year 1999.
– A situation where your ID card is missing, and you do not have a record of your details.
– You have your ID card but don’t find it possible to see your PIN and serial number, probably because the print is faded.
– Also, it might result from exceeding the specified number of checks allotted for your checker.
If you fall into any of the groups mentioned above, you must go to the WAEC request management system portal to buy your PIN online.
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What you need to know about the WAEC result checker pin
– The cost to purchase the WAEC result checker PIN is about #3000 on the WAEC request management.
– The electronic personal identification number with the acronym e-PIN is a distinct 10-12 digit code needed to access the service.
Therefore to buy your WAEC result checker pin, follow the steps below.
- Go to the WAEC Result Management System portal.
- Automatically, a transaction reference number will be allotted to you.
- Choose ” service request” from the list below, and ” select a request.”
- Below “select a request,” select “sale of WAEC Direct Result Checker” from the chronicle.
- After then, put in your name, Email address, and telephone with which you made your WAEC registration in the required column provided.
- Finally, to purchase and obtain your WAEC result checker PIN, click “proceed to online payment” That is all!
But, do you know you can also check your WAEC result on your phone without the internet. Ask me how? You can check your WAEC result on your phone through SMS. Keep reading and find out how to go about it.
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How to Check WAEC Exam Results Via Phone (SMS)
To check the subjects and grades of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) on your phone, follow the instructions given below.
– Purchase a WAEC Direct Scratch Card.
– Send SMS messages by using the following format:
WAEC*ExamNo*PIN*ExamYear to MTN, Airtel, and Glo users via SMS short code 32327
WAEC*4250101001*123456789012*2022, for example
Please follow the exact format provided above. The message should have no blank spaces. Your results will be sent through SMS to the phone number you used to enter the code. SMS costs N30. This is not a free WASSCE checker.
These are the steps for utilizing the portal. This website is the same as the WAEC result checker every year.
What to do if you can’t check your WAEC results on your phone
There may be times when you cannot obtain your results through SMS or online. Here is how to fix the problem of being unable to check your WAEC results on your phone.
Simply send the following information to [email protected] for verification and assistance:
– The error message you are receiving.
– The sort of exam.
– Your examination number.
– the year of the exam
That is all there is to it when checking your WAEC result on your phone.
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Conclusion
By now, I believe you know how to check your WAEC result on your phone. You don’t have to visit a cafe, the WAEC office, or your secondary school; it is that easy. Pay attention to the detailed guide above, and then you are good to go. Wishing you all the best in your academic endeavors! Good luck!
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Sulaiman Halima is a microbiology graduate and a tech enthusiast. She is a UIUX designer and a writer who is passionate about creating engaging content.
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