What does it mean when WAEC held/witheld 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‘?
Meaning of Witheld 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
‘Held’ means candidates violated the rules & regulations guiding the conduct of our examination. NEC will meet to decide on that.
Meaning of Outstanding in WAEC Result
Possibility of release: Medium
‘Outstanding’ means pending. Errors made by candidates during registration & or examination are being corrected & results will be released.
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 centres.
If you are not guilty of any examination offenses and your result shows any of the tags stated above, there is high possibility of release.