How to replace lost, Misplaced or Damaged BECE / WASSCE certificate – All New
How to replace lost, Misplaced, or Damaged BECE / WASSCE certificate – All New
Issuance of certificates
Certificates for school candidates are sent to the schools which presented them for their respective examinations.
Private candidates on the other hand personally collect their certificates from the council’s office in the region where they wrote the examination.
Certificate application forms can be downloaded on the internet from the WAEC website.
Replacement of lost certificate
Certificates are issued only once.
However, candidates can request confirmation of their results from any institution for a fee.
Candidates can also apply for attestation of results online.
Reprint a certificate after the gazette
One cannot reprint a certificate after the gazette so that the certificate bears the new name. Certificates are printed once.
The West African Examinations Council does not issue duplicate certificates.
The Council, however, now issues an Attestation of Results for certificates that have been misplaced or damaged. The attestation of the result is as valid as the certificate. Users who wish could confirm the details on the document with the Council.
Attestation of Results is issued to individual candidates or persons for their possession. The Attestation must be collected personally by applicants from the offices of the Council in Accra or the regions. For the issuance of the Attestation, applicants will be required to provide the following details:
Your Name (in full as used in the examination)
The Name, Month, and Year of Examination
Your Index Number
Passport photograph.
A valid identification document.
GH¢400.00 Subject to review by the council.
Years Available
WASSCE, SCHOOL 2006 – 2021
WASSCE, PRIVATE 2007 – 2021
BECE, SCHOOL 1990 – 2021
BECE, PRIVATE 2015 – 2021
GBCE 2001 – 2021
ABCE 2001 – 2021
SSCE 2001 – 2006
GCE O’LEVEL 1977 – 1999
GCE A’LEVEL 1977 – 1999
Revised; How to request Attestation from WAEC
How to retrieve your Forgotten SSSCE, WASSCE, G/ABCE, and BECE Index Number