The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has finally announced the official release date for the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School and Private Candidates.
The results were earlier scheduled to be released on January 19 but in a newly released statement, on Thursday, January 19th, the council announced that it has been rescheduled and also came up with the new date for the results.
2022 BECE Result Release Date: according to the council the result for the 2022 BECE for both school and Private Candidates will be out officially on Wednesday, 25th January 2023.
“Investigations are ongoing into examination irregularity cases detected during and after the conduct of the examination. For a quick resolution of malpractice cases, the Council appeals to affected school authorities and candidates to respond with dispatch to its invitation. Candidates are informed that their refusal to honour such invitations shall not impede the Council from making a final determination on the cases in question.” Part of the statement read.
A total of 553,408 candidates, including 1,132 private candidates, wrote the examination, which ended on Friday, October 21, 2022.
Read the entire statement below;
BASIC EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (BECE) FOR SCHOOL AND PRIVATE CANDIDATES, 2022
UPDATE ON THE RELEASE OF RESULTS
The West African Examinations Council wishes to inform the public about the date for the release of results for the BECE for School and Private Candidates, 2022.
Having successfully conducted the examination at 2,023 centres and completed Co- ordination and Marking exercises, the Council is far advanced with post-examination activities.
Investigations are ongoing into examination irregularity cases detected during and after the conduct of the examination. For a quick resolution of malpractice cases, the Council appeals to affected school authorities and candidates to respond with dispatch to its invitation. Candidates are informed that their refusal to honour such invitations shall not impede the Council from making a final determination on the cases in question.
The Council urges the public to disregard all information circulating on social media indicating that the results have been released, among others.
The target date for the release of results for the BECE for both School and Private Candidates, 2022 is Wednesday, 25th January, 2023.
Parents and candidates should remain calm as the Council works towards the release of results.
