You are about to discover everything that you need to know about the WASSCE 2022 grading system. Expect to get more other information as you make progress in this post.
For instance, in this post you will come across some interesting facts about WASSCE, WAEC, etc.
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About WASSCE
WASSCE stands for: West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination. WASSCE is the paramount examination (exam) that senior high school candidates undertake to get entries in West African universities.
WASSCE is regulated or conducted by a prestigious examination body known as WAEC (West Africa Examination Council).
About WAEC
As indicated earlier, The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), a committee founded in 1952, is an independent examination body mandated to regulate The West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
The West Africa Examination Council largely impart education in West Africa in a manner that, it has funds contributed to support candidates with financial constraints, who have good grades or performances, to go after their dream careers at the universities of their choices.
Summary: WAEC WASSCE Grading System & Marking Scheme
- To begin, WAEC is the principal examining body authorized by regulatory authorities to carry on exam for senior high students all over the West African Sub-region. Hence, the West Africa Examination Council grades students and certify them for more advanced academic pursuits.
- Then again, the final grade WAEC gives to students is xdetermined by the student’s continuous assessment records in school and then also, plus what the student obtain in his or her final exams.
- To end, all tertiary educational institutions have their own admission requirements which are usually determined by facilities available and, statutory regulations. Hence, legislations of every country put up certain minimum admission requirements on tertiary institutions. For instance, here in Ghana, the highest aggregate one can use to gain admission into any tertiary educational institution is aggregate 24.
Without any ado, let’s go over how to calculate WASSCE grades. Perhaps more will be talked about the WASSCE 2022 Grading System.
Grading System For WASSCE
With respect to the new WAEC grading system, A1 can be interpreted as Excellent, B2 as Very Good, B3 as Good, C4, C5 and C6 as Credit, D7 and D8 as Pass and, F9 as Fail.
WASSCE Grading System By Percentage
A1 Excellent 75% – 100%
B2 Very good 70% – 74%
B3 Good 65%- 69%
C4 Credit 60% – 64%
C5 Credit 55% – 59%
C6 Credit 50% – 54%
D7 Pass 45% – 49%
E8 Pass 40% – 44%
F9 Failure 0% – 39%
WASSCE Grading System — Interception
A1 1 EXCELLENT
B2 2 VERY GOOD
B3 3 GOOD
C4 4 CREDIT
C5 5 CREDIT
C6 6 CREDIT
D7 7 PASS
E8 8 PASS
F9 9 FAIL
WAEC Grading And Interpretation In Percentage
A1 Excellent 75 – 100
B2 Very Good 70 – 74
B3 Good 65 – 69
C4 Credit 60 – 64
C5 Credit 55 – 59
C6 Credit 50 – 54
D7 Pass 49 – 45
E8 Pass 40 – 44
F9 Fail 0 – 39
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