The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Tuesday said it had released provisional results of 163,138 out of the 174,461 candidates who took the May/June 2012 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

A statement issued in Accra by Mr. F. Akuffo-Baddo, Head, Test Administration Division, said the results were being dispatched to schools.

Meanwhile, candidates who so desire may access their results online. It said the results of 2,257 candidates would be released as soon as the queries on them were resolved.

Results of 9,066 candidates are being withheld pending the conclusion of investigations into various examination irregularities which they are alleged to have indulged in.

"Details on performance statistics and examination irregularities will be published as soon as the outstanding results are finalized," the statement said.