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West African Examination Council (WAEC) Ghana

About West African Examination Council (WAEC) Ghana

The West African Examinations Council, a non-profit-making organization, with its head-quarters in Accra, Ghana, was established in 1952 after the Governments of Ghana (then Gold Coast), Nigeria, Sierra Leone and The Gambia enacted the West African Examinations Council Ordinances in 1951. Liberia became the fifth member of the Council in 1974.

Functions & Services to the Public

In Ghana , the West African Examination Council conducts the terminal examinations for all pupils and students at the pre-tertiary levels of education. The examinations of the Council also serve as selection tests for progression from one level to the other in the country’s educational structure up to the tertiary level where the results of the Council’s examinations are used for direct entry into all tertiary Institutions in Ghana .Read More
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West African Examination Council (WAEC) Ghana Exams

BECE

. INTRODUCTION This examination is both for certification and selection to Senior High Schools and Technical Institutions.
2. ELIGIBILITY
Candidates in the third year of Junior High Schools approved by the Ghana Education Service are eligible to take part in this examination.
3. DATE OF EXAMINATION
The examination is conducted nationwide in June each year.
4. ENTRY PERIOD AND DOCUMENTS
The entry period is October/November each year and it normally takes six weeks. Participating Schools upload their Statement of Entries and School Choice Files on the internet for processing. Continuous Assessment Scores are however submitted on CD’s to the Council
5. SUBJECTS FOR THE EXAMINATION
The following are the subjects for the Basic Education Certificate Examination:

English Language
Ghanaian Language and Culture
Social Studies
Integrated Science
Mathematics
Basic Design and Technology
Information and Communication Technology
French (optional)
Religious and Moral Education

6. GRADING OF CANDIDATES
Candidates are graded based on performance in the external examination (objective and written) and Continuous (Internal) Assessment marks provided by the schools. A nine-point scale is used in grading the candidates with Grade 1 denoting the highest performance and Grade 9 the lowest.
7. RELEASE OF RESULTS
The results of the examination are released in August to enable successful and qualified candidates enter Senior High Schools and Technical Institutes at the beginning of the academic year in September. The results lists are sent to the participating schools, whilst each candidate receives a statement of results through his/her school.

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8. SELECTION OF CANDIDATES TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Candidates are selected to Senior High Schools by the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS).
9. REVIEW OF SCRIPTS
Scripts are kept for three months after the release of results before they are finally destroyed. During this time, review of scripts for a fee is allowed and this is done at the instance of the Head of school or an accredited representative of the school since the Basic Education Certificate Examination is a school-based examination. The Council by policy does not undertake review of scripts at the instance of candidates, parents, guardians or persons claiming to act “in loco parentis”.
10. CERTIFICATES
Certificates for successful candidates are produced within a month after results are released. They are sent to the schools for collection by individual candidates. Certificates are produced once, and so certificates which get lost or damaged after collection are not replaced.
11. CONFIRMATION OF RESULTS
Candidates who lose their certificates may confirm their results to prospective employers and educational institutions.
For further information see CONFIRMATION OF RESULTS.
All enquires about the Basic Education Certificate Examination may be (directed to the National Examination Administration Department, Telephone Numbers: 233-0302- 685917, 233-0302- 685947, 233-0302- 685986

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oth selection to tertiary institutions and for certification. Dates of the Examination The examination is conducted in May / June for School candidates only and in October/November for Private Candidates.
Entry Procedure
School Candidates
The entry period is September to November and it lasts for about six to eight weeks. School authorities are expected to register their candidates and upload their entry data on-line. Continuous Assessment Scores are however received from the schools on CDs.
Private Candidates
The entry period is from February to May. Registration is strictly online for private candidates and offline for candidate in approved private institutions. Candidates may obtain more information on how to register for the examination at registration.ghanawaec.org.
Subjects for the examination

SCHOOL CANDIDATES

The Core Subjects for the examination are:
English Language
Integrated Science
Mathematics (Core)
Social Studies
In addition to the Core Subjects, each candidate must choose ONE of the Options under ONE of the Programmes and must enter and sit for THREE or FOUR Elective Subjects from the Option of his/her choice.