By: Ben TC Brooks |Contributing Reporter
Monrovia, Liberia – Monday, August 18, 2025 – The West African Examination Council (WAEC) Liberia has announced the provisional results for the 2025 National and regional Exams. The official announcement took place on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
These exams commenced on April 28 and concluded in June 2025.
While providing details on the regional exams specifically, the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Exams, WAEC’s National Office head, Dale Gbotoe, revealed that a total of 51,822 candidates participated, comprising 26,833 females and 24,989 males.
He noted that 48,393 candidates, or 93.38%, passed the exams, while 3,391 did not succeed.
Despite having a smaller number of candidates compared to other countries, Mr. Gbotoe highlighted RiverCess, Grand Kru, Bong, and Maryland as the highest performers. Conversely, River Gee, Lofa, and Gbarpolu performed poorly.
Statistics indicated that all 125 candidates from RiverCess County passed, achieving a perfect 100%. Grand Bassa County followed with 1,604 candidates, where 99.50% passed with only eight candidates failing. Grand Kru ranked third, with 212 candidates passing (98.6%) and three failing, while Maryland County’s performance showed 1,669 candidates passing (97.20%) with thirty-one failures.
In contrast, RiverGee County recorded the lowest performance, with 26 failing students (44.68%) and only 21 passing. Lofa County had 782 failing students, representing 51.09%, while 817 passed, and in Gbarpolu County, 56 candidates (54.84%) failed with 68 passing.
Mr. Gbotoe mentioned ongoing investigations into various irregularities, including exam fraud, which may affect the final results and prevent them from identifying the top-performing schools or candidates at this time. After completing these investigations, WAEC plans to recognize outstanding students in a program aimed at inspiring others.
Regarding irregularities involving entire schools, Mr. Gbotoe reported 1,048 cases for the WASSCE category, along with 1,944 individual candidates, or 3.75%, whose results are currently withheld pending investigation. Issues reported included candidates with cellphones, foreign materials, impersonation, and misconduct towards exam officials.
In summary results for the Liberia National Assessment Test (3rd grade), which began on May 2, 2025, 31,690 candidates participated, with 26,160 passing (82.55%) and 5,530 failing (17.45%). For the Liberia Primary School Certificate Exams (6th grade) starting April 30, 2025, 46,742 candidates sat for the exams, with 40,600 passing (86.86%) and 6,142 failing (13.14%). In the Liberia Junior High School Certificate Examination (9th grade), 49,430 candidates participated, with 43,006 passing (87.00%) while 6,424 failed (13.00%).
Mr. Gbotoe commended the Government of Liberia for its commitment to covering the WASSCE fees for all 12th graders but also pointed out challenges such as delays in candidate registration, last-minute registrants, exam fraud, and some candidates failing to use the metal detectors provided by WAEC.
To prevent late registrations, Mr. Gbotoe announced that registration for the 2026 WASSCE exams will open on September 29, 2025, and close on December 31, 2025.
