This article here serves as a guide on the official BECE grading system by WAEC Ghana you should know.
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About 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. The enactment of the Ordinances was based on the Jeffrey Report, which strongly supported the proposal for the setting up of a regional examining board to harmonize and standardize pre-university assessment procedures in the then British West Africa.
WAEC Ghana as Africa’s foremost examining body, providing qualitative and reliable educational assessment, encouraging academic and moral excellence and promoting sustainable human resource development and international co-operation — the institution is in charge for BECE School Registration, BECE Private Registration, WASSCE School Registration, WASSCE Private Registration, ABCE School Registration, GBCE School Registration, Examiners’ Registration, Certificate Requisition, Result Confirmation, Result Checking and more.
Many candidates, as well as their parents and guardias are much concerned about the pass mark of their wards — and we bring for you on the WAEC pass mark for BECE.
As a candidate, you should do all possible best to score a percentage of 54% or higher in your exams, to be considered as passed. This helps to get the right choice of Senior High School selected in Ghana.
With the new WAEC grading system for all candidates in Ghana, a BECE candidate would have to score 54% or above and be noticed as pass mark on all papers.
The BECE Results almost out, and WAEC Ghana has update on what you should know about the grading system. We will update you on the BECE Grading System that is set by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) in Ghana.
WAEC Ghana BECE Grading System
| Percentage (%) | Grade | Numeric Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75-100 | A1 | 1 | Excellent |
| 70-74 | B2 | 2 | Very Good |
| 65-69 | B3 | 3 | Good |
| 60-64 | C4 | 4 | Credit |
| 55-59 | C5 | 5 | Credit |
| 50-54 | C6 | 6 | Credit |
| 49-45 | D7 | 7 | Pass |
| 40-44 | E8 | 8 | Pass |
| 0-39 | F9 | 9 | Fail |
Should you have any misinformation about WAEC Ghana grading system, please do not hesitate to contact the WAEC Ghana for more clarification.
WAEC Ghana Contact Details
Head Office
- Location: Behind Ridge Hospital
- P.O. Box 917, Accra
- Phone: (233) 302 208201-9
- E-mail: info@waecgh.org
JHS grading system in Ghana
BECE Marks and their Grades · 90-100 is graded as 1, GRADE AA+. · 80-89, the second category in this classification is graded as 2, GRADE A. 70-79, is grade 3, a B+ and is described as HIGH. 60 -69 is grade 4, GRADE B, described as HIGH AVERAGE. 55 – 60 is GRADE C+, classified as 5 and described as AVERAGE. LOW AVERAGE is a description of marks falling between 50-54 and GRADE C; number 6 in the grading system.
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