Announcement of 2026 NPSE Results in Sierra Leone

Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), Conrad Sackey has announced the official release of the 2026 National Primary School Examination (NPSE) results in Sierra Leone.

According to Sackey, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released the results to the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education on Friday 7 August 2026, a week later than the 2025 release date of 17 July, but earlier than the 2024 date of 12 August.

A total of 164,714 candidates from 5,228 primary schools have results released to the Ministry, comprising 83,780 females (52 percent) and 78,934 males (48 percent) . This represents a decrease of 5,619 candidates compared to 2025, though the number of participating schools increased by 89.