WAEC Result : Meaning of Held , Witheld, Outstanding and Others

What does it mean when WAEC held/withheld
results? What does it mean to have outstanding in
some subjects in WAEC result? What does it mean
to be replied by WAEC server with ‘No Result For
This Candidate in the specified year‘?

Some candidates were shown one of the tags
Italicized above in the course of checking their WAEC
Result Online. We have decided to define these
terms, so that candidates will be able to know where
they fall in and the probability of getting their results
released.

MEANING OF WITHHELD WAEC RESULT

Possibility of release: Slim

This occurs when almost all the candidates in a
particular centre had same grade. WAEC will further
investigate the result. If truly the candidates engaged
in any form of malpractice during the exam, such
results would be seized and not released. But if
reverse is the case, they would be released.

MEANING OF HELD WAEC RESULT
Possibility of release: Slim

Almost the same thing with witheld. Held result
mostly occur when a written remark is made on a
candidate answer booklet relating to malpractice and
other examination offences.

MEANING OF OUTSTANDING IN WAEC RESULT

Possibility of release: Medium

Outstanding in some subject(s) mostly occur when a
student is recorded as present in exams, but the
mark on the subject(s) are not concluded. It can also
be cause by extra answer sheet. i.e. when not
properly attached or some other factors.

MEANING OF ‘NO RESULT FOR THIS CANDIDATE IN
THE SPECIFIED YEAR‘ IN WAEC RESULT
Possibility of release: Slim

This often happened to candidates that registered
with special centers.

If you are not guilty of any examination offences and
your result shows any of the tags stated above,
there is high possibility of release.

Conclusively, if you/your center engaged in
examination malpractice, don’t fool yourself, WAEC
might have caught you. All hope is not lost yet.