Does the WAEC ever result expire? Does NECO or NABTEB result ever expire or have a certain validity period?
I’ve got this question more times lately.
A variant is, “can I use my WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB result after 5 years or 10 years for admission or jobs”?
Obviously, that last question was by people who believe or have heard that SSCE results must have an expiry date or period of validity.
The direct answer to the question is NO it never expires.
I won’t stop there without giving you personal experiences and official explanations.
Will WAEC and Other SSCE Results Be Valid for Admission for Many Years?
By SSCE, I mean WAEC, NECO, NABTEB, and NBAIS. These exam results will be accepted for admission for as long as the original owner is alive and presents them for admissions.
But take note of that, “admission purpose”.
Yes.
I said that because older results may not be accepted or seen as not valid on certain other occasions.
I will explain that shortly.
In order to clarify the confusion many students are having as to whether their SSCE results can be used for more than 5 or 10 years, The registrar of the West African Examination Council has once said, “WAEC certificate valid for life”.
WAEC has also answered this question on her Twitter page very recently
The registrar has said, the basis was that WAEC is an achievement test which implies that you have gone through the educational system for a period of years and you have achieved it. Therefore, you are qualified to move to the next stage, which is a tertiary institution or you can go and work; a job that requires academic achievement for that level