Key takeaways
- BECE provisional results are subject to updates, reviews, and adjustments.
- If you are unsatisfied with your provisional results, you can appeal for a remarking of your exam scripts within 60 days of the results being released.
- Always use official WAEC channels to check results and avoid scammers and fraudsters.
After completing your Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), the next step is awaiting your results. The West African Examination Council (WAEC) releases the provisional results 4–6 months after writing.
Can these results change? Yes, but rarely. In this article, we’ll explain what provisional results are, what can cause them to change, and how you can verify your results.
What are BECE provisional results?
BECE provisional results are the initial exam scores or grades released by WAEC. They are not the final results and are subject to updates, reviews, re-marking, further investigations, adjustments based on additional information, and final validation.
Can your BECE provisional results change?
While your BECE provisional results can change under some circumstances, this is very uncommon. Here are five reasons why this may happen:
- Errors in scoring or marking papers: Inaccuracies in marking or grading examination of the BECE scripts can be identified and corrected during verification, causing your provisionary results to change.
- Appeals or petitions for remarking: If you’re not satisfied with your results, you can appeal for your scripts to be remarked. This remarking can lead to changes in your provisional results.
- Clerical errors: Sometimes, mistakes from typing or other administrative work can cause your BECE provisional results to change after necessary corrections are made.
- Review of irregularities: After the WAEC releases the provisional results, the examiners properly review, scrutinise, and verify all marked scripts to ensure a high level of accuracy. If any irregularities are found, this can lead to changes in the provisional results.
- Withholding results: Results can be withheld if there is suspicion of examination malpractices like cheating or using apor. These investigations can cause your results to change based on what WAEC finds.
Note: Do not use invalid and illegal methods, such as fake result upgrades, to alter your results. This is unlawful and has serious consequences.
FAQs
How do you verify your BECE results?
The only reliable way to verify your BECE results is to wait for the final certificate from your school. This is the official document that validates your performance in the examination. If you have doubts about the online results, contact WAEC for more information or help to resolve any issues.
What should you do if you’re not satisfied with your BECE results?
If unsatisfied with your results, you can appeal for a remark on your exam scripts within two months (60 days). If you took the private BECE, you can do this by yourself. However, if you wrote the examination as a school candidate, your school must handle the process. You or your school authorities must provide evidence justifying the request for a remark. The process is not free and comes at a cost.
Can you resit the BECE if your results are poor?
Yes, you can resit the BECE if your results are poor by registering for BECE for private candidates.
Final words
Your provisional results can change if the reasons are valid. If you have doubts or concerns about your BECE results, contact WAEC to appeal for remarking within the stipulated time frame.
Remember always to use official channels to avoid fraud. We would love to hear from you. Share your comments and experiences with us!
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I want to open my bece check results
The 2024 BECE results haven’t been released yet.
It has been released
Please can I get waec contacts number to contact them for more information
You can send them a message or visit any of their locations.
With grade 27 Can you get a grade A school and do science ?
For Grade A school, an aggregate of 27 is often not good enough for General Science.
I don’t want a remark for my ward but which way can I be sure results are true reflection of her performance but not adminstrative error?
Unfortunately, there aren’t many avenues to verify the results. You could contact WAEC or speak to your ward’s teachers to have their assessment on the results as well. They’re often in a better position to judge.
With aggregate 19 can u get a grade a school and do general arts
This is not impossible, but it’ll depend on availability.
Please I want you people to cross check my science paper
We can’t help with that. Please speak to your teachers about this.
With grade 27, can you get admission to Abomaso stem school to offer science
We’re not very conversant with the admission requirements for STEM schools. We’ll verify and get back to you.
When will the provisional results becomes the final results
Provisional results become final results when they are the same on your BECE certificate.
With grade 19 can I attend labone shs
I’m offering general arts
There’s a chance you can.
Please is it that (1-3) is 1 and (2-6)is 2?
We’re unaware of this.
A teacher confirm student results as 8=3 and 7=2 am confused
We’re confused too, can you explain what you mean?
How can i contact waec
You can send them a message or visit any of their locations.
Please my grades are not good for me and I don’t understand because I know I wrote the correctly whatever the question was demanding especially the Twi
Sorry about this. Speak to your teachers about what next you can do.
Can someone get 30 grades to get his or her school
It’s difficult but not impossible.
Can someone with aggregate 30 get one of his choices or is only placement
It may come down to self-placement.
please i had grade 7 in maths can you do somthing about it for me pleace
Unfortunately we cannot do anything about it. Please speak to your teachers concerning this.
Pls can u give the contact of waec I think I was failed by them
You can send them a message or visit any of their locations.
If someone gets 14 and she is doing home econs can he or she get a Grade A sch
Yes, this is possible.
Can I get my choice of school with grade 25
That can be difficult.
can my ward get his second choice school with aggregate 23?
23 is a bit far given the competitive nature of admissions post FSHS.
Can aggregate 16 get A school
It would largely depend on the course and availability in the selected school.
Can I get waec number
You can send them a message or visit any of their locations.
Can I get first choice with grade 10 for science course?
There’s a chance you can.
Pls can my ward get her first choice A school with grade 11 to do science
Grade 11 is a good grade but with tougher competition, it may prove difficult.
Can it be possible to see my child’s scripts to know whether the grades she got is exactly her’s?
This is unlikely. However, you can speak to your ward’s teachers to find solutions.
When is the school placement coming out
We’re unsure of this at the moment.
Can I get a grade B school with an aggregate 18
It can prove difficult, but it’s not impossible.
I want to change results
Unfortunately, this isn’t possible unless you want to rewrite the exam.
pls i got grade 12 . raw score similar to someone who got a grade A school ,one of my friend , the same grade and raw score and she got a grade A school , while i was dropped to a grade c school , even my other friend who got 17 and lower raw score got better school than me, Grade B school . we all choose general science and how can this happen .
Sorry about this, Mark. But when you say similar, do you mean lower than or the exact number?
If it’s lower than, there’s a chance you didn’t get in due to high competition, especially for a course like General Science.
For example, if your friend had a raw score of 305 and you had a raw score of 300, there could be about 1,000 students (more or less) between the two of you.