2026 BECE: WAEC cancels entire results of 105 candidates for malpractices

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that sanctions have been taken against some candidates of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for malpractice.

WAEC released the 2026 BECE results on Thursday, 30 July.

A total of 620,243 candidates, comprising 304,415 males and 315,828 females from 20,789 participating schools, entered for the school examination.

This includes 136 candidates with visual impairment, 282 with hearing assessment needs, and 510 candidates with other test accommodation needs.

The examination was conducted at 2,237 centres across the country. Out of the total number, 3,601 candidates were absent.

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WAEC said that following the completion of investigations into a number of cases of irregularity detected during the conduct of the examination and marking of scripts, the 37th Meeting of the Final Awards and Examiners' Appointment Committee for the BECE 2026, held on Tuesday, 21 July 2026, approved the following:

Cancellation of Subject Results of 496 candidates;
Cancellation of Entire Results of 105 candidates;
Withholding of Subject Results of 119 candidates;
Withholding of Entire Results of 48 candidates.
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Meanwhile, the subject results of 2,722 candidates from 229 schools have been withheld for further scrutiny.

The withheld results may be cancelled or released based on the outcome of investigations by 31 August 2026.