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It is important to be conversant with GES approved BECE grading system 2025 as you prepare to write your exams. More importantly, learn how to calculate your BECE grade ahead of time. Doing all these will help you to prepare adequately.
BECE Subjects For 2025
Your overall aggregate or score will be determined by the six subjects you will perform best in when you write your 2025 BECE. These subjects are categorized as:
Mandatory Subjects: English Language, Mathematics, General Science, Social Studies, Religious and Moral Education, Creative Arts and Design, and Career Technology.
Elective Subjects: Ghanaian Language (with respect to the native language you study in your school).
Optional Subjects: French, Arabic, and Computing.
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BECE Grading System 2025
You will be graded in your BECE according to a scale used by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). With this scale, your grades will be assigned from 1 to 9 in accordance to the performance you will exhibit in the 2025 BECE. These grades are explained as follows:
Grades 1 – 3: Getting any of these grades will mean you perfectly comprehend the subjects. For example, when you get grade 1 in Maths, it means you perfectly understood the Maths BECE exams.
Grade 4 – 6: These grades also mean that, you have a fair comprehension of the subjects.
Grade 7 – 9: Finally, getting a grade within this range means, you have a weak understanding of the subjects. For example, when your BECE maths grade is 9, it means you have not perfectly understood the Maths BECE exams.
The detailed BECE grading system approved by GES in 2025 is given as follows:
| Score (Percentage) | Grade | Grade Interpretation |
| 90 – 100 | 1 | Highest |
| 80 – 89 | 2 | Higher |
| 70 – 79 | 3 | High |
| 60 – 69 | 4 | High Average |
| 55 – 59 | 5 | Average |
| 50 – 54 | 6 | Low Average |
| 40 – 49 | 7 | Low |
| 35 – 39 | 8 | Lower |
| 0-34 | 9 | Lowest |
BECE Standard Nine (Stanine) grading system
WAEC is able to compare your grades with your colleagues using a Standard Nine (Stanine) grading system. It equally uses a nine-point scale similar to what was mentioned earlier. The Standard Nine (Stanine) grading system is depicted in the table below:
| Stanine Score | Proportion of students |
| 1 | Top 4% |
| 2 | Next 7% |
| 3 | Next 12% |
| 4 | Next 17% |
| 5 | Next 20% |
| 6 | Next 17% |
| 7 | Next 12% |
| 8 | Next 7% |
| 9 | Lowest 4% |
Explanation of the Stanine Score: In the BECE, the top 4% candidates will be awarded Grade 1, then the next 7% will get grade 2, etc. Assuming your Science score is 91% in the BECE, but you are not in the top 4%, you may be placed in Grade 2. Alternatively, if your Science score is 90% and you are part of the top 4% candidates, you will be given Grade 1. In principle, the overall total performance of candidates who will sit in the 2025 BECE will influence your Statine Score.
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How To Calculate Your BECE Grade In 2025
You can calculate your BECE grade in 2025 by adding your best three (3) core subjects (English, Maths, Social Studies, or Science), and any other mandatory, or optional subject in which you performed well in. Your JHS continuous assessment with also be used as part of your final grade, it accounts for 30% of the final BECE scores.
How BECE Grading System Will Work In 2025
The 2025 BECE grading system will be used to determine your admission into any of the senior high schools in Ghana, and the category of school you will be placed in.
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Final Conclusion
Doing well in your 2025 BECE is necessary in getting your desired SHS, and the learning area you desire to pursue. For example, if you want to study General Science in SHS, you must get a good grade in the 2025 BECE.
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