How to Check Your WAEC Result Online

You check your WAEC result online through the WAECDIRECT result checker, using your examination number, examination year, examination type and an e-PIN voucher. The site asks you to wait for the results window to come up, and this may take several minutes. You can also check by SMS if you prefer.

• Your 10-digit WAEC Examination Number (your 7-digit centre number followed by your 3-digit candidate number, for example 4123456789). For examination years before 1999, your 8-digit WAEC Examination Number (your 5-digit centre number followed by your 3-digit candidate number, for example 19865001).
• Your 4-digit Examination Year, for example 2002.
• The type of examination you sat.
• An e-PIN voucher, with its Voucher Number and the Personal Identification Number (PIN) on it.

1. Go to the WAECDIRECT online result checker at waecdirect.org.
2. Enter your 10-digit WAEC Examination Number. If your examination year is before 1999, enter your 8-digit WAEC Examination Number instead.
3. Enter the 4 digits of your Examination Year, for example 2002.
4. Select the Type of Examination.
5. Enter the e-PIN Voucher Number.
6. Enter the Personal Identification Number (PIN) on your e-PIN.
7. Click Submit and wait for the results window to come up.

To check by SMS instead, send a message in this format: WAEC\*ExamNo\*PIN\*ExamYear to short-code 32327 (MTN, Celtel and Glo subscribers). For example: WAEC\*4250101001\*123456789012\*2007. There should be no space in the message. Wait for your result to be delivered to your phone by SMS. The SMS costs N30 only.

• If you have exhausted the allowable number of uses on your scratch card, you will be required to purchase a new result checker card in order to continue checking your result online.
• The WAECDIRECT site publishes a list of e-PIN mega dealers' outlets.
• Registration PINs for the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2026 - Second Series can be purchased at any WAEC office nearest to you up till the end of the examination. Normal registration for that series ended on Friday, September 18, 2026, and walk-in candidate registration commenced on Saturday 19, 2026.
• WAEC Nigeria's site lists pages for checking your result, online results verification, the restitution list, cancelled certificates, and cancelled subject or entire results.
• WAEC also runs a Digital Certificate Platform, which lets you access, share, verify and recover certificates, and recover a forgotten Candidate Examination Number. It does not accept crypto currency payments and would never ask for such.

How many times can I check my result? There is an allowable number of uses on your scratch card. Once you have exhausted it, you will be required to purchase a new result checker card to continue checking online.

What if I have forgotten my examination number? The WAEC Digital Certificate Platform includes a recovery option for a forgotten Candidate Examination Number.

Can I check my result by SMS? Yes. Send WAEC\*ExamNo\*PIN\*ExamYear to short-code 32327 if you are on MTN, Celtel or Glo. There should be no space in the message, and the SMS costs N30 only.

Where can I buy an e-PIN? The WAECDIRECT site publishes a list of e-PIN mega dealers' outlets. Registration PINs for the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2026 - Second Series can be purchased at any WAEC office nearest to you up till the end of the examination.

What if my result does not load? Wait for the results window to come up, as this may take several minutes. If you have exhausted the allowable number of uses on your scratch card, you will need a new result checker card.