The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, is set to begin the coordination and marking of answer scripts for candidates who sat for the May/June 2026 Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination, C-B WASSCE.
The exercise will cover the scripts of 1,959,636 candidates from 24,207 schools.
Coordination and marking are expected to start this week, after chief examiners and team leaders have met.
Where Will the WAEC Scripts Be Marked?
The marking will take place at over 85 marking venues across the country.
Examiners will handle the scripts after the coordination stage, which usually brings chief examiners and team leaders together before the full marking exercise starts.
This process is linked to WAEC's result release timeline.
Why Is the Marking Timeline Important for Candidates?
WAEC has said results will be released 45 days after the last paper.
This timeline matters to many SS3 candidates who wrote the 2026 UTME as awaiting-result candidates, since their WASSCE results will be needed for admission into tertiary schools.
The May/June 2026 C-B WASSCE started on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, with practical papers and ended on Friday, 19 June 2026.
How Many Candidates Sat for the 2026 CB-WASSCE?
Dr Amos Dangut, Head of the WAEC Nigeria National Office, gave the candidate figures while announcing the conduct of the examination on Monday, 11 May 2026.
He said 1,959,636 candidates from 24,207 schools enrolled for the examination.
The figure includes 958,564 male candidates, representing 48.92 per cent and 1,001,072 female candidates, representing 51.08 per cent.
WAEC said the figures showed an increase in female participation and a decline in male participation compared with the previous year.
How Many Subjects and Papers Were Taken?
Candidates were examined in 37 subjects, made up of 97 papers.
About 29,000 senior secondary school teachers, nominated by various Ministries of Education, served as supervisors during the examination.
The examination was conducted as the May/June 2026 Computer-Based WASSCE for school candidates.
When Will WAEC Release the 2026 CB-WASSCE Results?
WAEC has stated that results will be released 45 days after the last paper.
Since the last paper was written on Friday, 19 June 2026, candidates, schools and parents are expected to follow WAEC's official result release updates within the stated window.
The result release schedule is also tied to the needs of awaiting-result candidates who require WASSCE results for admission processing.
When Will WAEC Issue the 2026 Certificates?
WAEC said certificates will be printed and issued to schools within 90 days.
Digital copies of the certificates will also be available through the WAEC Digital Certificate platform.
This means candidates will have access to certificate records after the result process and certificate production stages have been completed.
What Should Candidates and Schools Expect Next?
Candidates and schools should expect the coordination stage, followed by script marking at the designated venues.
After marking, WAEC's result processing will be expected to continue within the council's 45-day result release policy.
Schools will later receive printed certificates within the 90-day certificate issuance timeline announced by WAEC.
