The academic school-leaving qualification awarded upon successful completion of the exams is the West African Senior School Certificate.
Candidates with a D7 and lower (especially in Mathematics and English language) are advised to retake the exam if they wish to pursue tertiary education in a degree-granting institution.
Nigerian senior secondary school students can take either the WASSCE or the National Examination Council (NECO) exam.
Universities in the United Kingdom may require candidates who did not obtain a credit in Mathematics and English Studies to complete a one-year foundation course or acceptable alternative.
[5] Universities in Germany can matriculate students, if there are five independent subjects in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination with at least the grade "credit".