How to check your WAEC result

To date, many people still think checking your West African Examination Council (WAEC) result involves a long and tedious procedure. Come on; we are in a modern age. Technology has taken over everything, and finding a WAEC result checker doesn’t come with many hiccups. All you need to do is follow the information in this article to know several methods by which you can have access to your results pronto.

What is a WAEC scratch card?

For a decade now, if you want to check your WAEC result, you will need a scratch card. A WAEC scratch card is a card designed by WAEC to grant students access to their results. It is made like that so that students can have the privacy of their results. This serves to protect the scores in the WAEC database. Scratch cards help you control user access to your results review portal. And this is how WAEC makes money.

The importance of the WAEC scratch card can’t be overstated because it serves to authenticate something similar to diploma programmes of schools in European countries. You can buy the scratch card at the WAEC office, nearby cafés and even online (e-pin).

How to check WAEC results with your phone

Using smartphones to browse the internet is one of the best upgrades the world has seen in recent years, especially for Nigerians. Paying someone to check it for you is now out of the matter. The only things you may pay for will be the scratch card and printing of results.

Checking your WAEC result is even faster and simpler using a mobile phone. All you need is to launch a browsing application on your mobile phone, then proceed with the following steps in order to get acquainted with how to check the WAEC result.

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• Search WAEC’s website . To do that, you need to type the website mentioned above and click on “Search.”
• Enter your WAEC Examination Number. This number comprises your seven-digit centre number and three-digit candidate number joined together.
• Enter your Examination Year, e.g. 2005
• Select the Type of Examination
• Enter the Card Serial Number found on the reverse side of your scratch card.
• Enter the Personal Identification Number (PIN) on your scratch card
• Click Submit and wait for the results window to appear

How to check WAEC results via SMS

If you do not have access to an internet connection, you can also check your WAEC result using SMS. I’m sure you are curious as to how to go about it. But don’t worry, it is way simpler than any method of checking results. With this method, you do not need a smartphone to carry this out. Follow the steps below to understand how it is done.

• Send “WAEC*ExamNo*PIN*ExamYear” to the code “32327” (MTN, Celtel & Glo subscribers). For example WAEC*4250101006*123456789016*2006
• Note: It is essential to follow the instructions exactly as it is spelt out. No spaces should be left. When that is done, you can wait for the result shortly. The result will be sent to you as an SMS (The SMS Costs less than N40)

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How to check WAEC results without scratch card

There is no possible way for anyone to check the WAEC result without a Scratch Card pin. And whichever way one wants to check the WAEC result, it must request a pin. But then, one sure of checking WAEC results without a Scratch Card is by buying an e-pin online. Below are some reliable sites you can buy WAEC pins from:

• mycyberteller.com

Checking WAEC results at an internet cafe

Regardless of computer skills or not, Cyber Cafe offers this service and printing. If you can manage your computer, go to an internet shop with internet access and let them know you want to save time. This time depends on the minutes or hours needed to view the WAEC 2022 results and should not take up to 10 minutes with a good network connection.

If you want to earn time, you can get half an hour, and when the exam is over, you can spend the rest of your time doing other things online or creating well-curated educational content drawn from past questions, school news, lessons, and blogs. If you are not familiar with computers, you can check the WAEC results at the front desk. Give him your exam number, PIN, serial number, and exam year.

Conclusion

I hope with all these well-elaborated guidelines; you will not have any problems when checking your results. Also, when you attempt checking your results, and you discover you’re having issues with it, try and reread these guidelines so that you’ll stay on the proper guidance given to you. Perhaps you missed a step, or you misinterpreted the instructions provided.

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