The West African Senior School Certificate Examination ( WASSCE ) is a type of standardized test in West Africa . Students who pass the exam receive a certificate confirming their graduation from secondary education . It is administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). It is only offered to candidates residing in Anglophone West African countries. The academic school-leaving qualification awarded upon successful completion of the exams is the West African Senior School Certificate .
9-592: The WASSCE tests four core subjects—English, mathematics, integrated science, social studies, and three or four elective subjects. There are two types of WASSCE examinations: Under the WAEC Marking and Grading Scheme, the letters A to F are used to indicate how good a result is (while the numbers 1-9 are only used to rank the grades). In other words, To get an A1 in a subject, WASSCE Mathematics for example, you need to score at least 75%. Doing so would mean you were able to get 75 questions correctly out of 100. Below
18-468: A degree-granting institution. Candidates are advised that they will be required to satisfy not only the university's general entrance requirements but also the requirements of the particular faculty which they wish to enter and that these requirements vary considerably. Particulars of entrance requirements and exemption regulations may be obtained from the universities or professional bodies concerned. Nigerian senior secondary school students can take either
27-624: A one-year foundation course or acceptable alternative. WASSCE and GCE is the NARIC equivalent of GCSE and A-Levels respectively. 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". One of these five subjects must be math or science. Additionally two languages must be among
36-485: Is the breakdown of the grading system, and the points used by Nigerian universities in screening prospective first-year undergraduate students as of 2021. It can be deduced from this table that the least obtainable passing grade is a C6 (regardless of the remarks). 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
45-487: Is the main examination to qualify students for admission into secondary and vocational schools in Ghana and Nigeria. It is written after three years of junior high school education. The National Common Entrance Examination is administered to pupils in their 6th year of basic education for admission into Federal Unity Colleges. Two examinations are held annually. On 15 July 2013, it was rumouroed that there were plans made by
54-946: The Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and the General Certificate in Education in June/July and November/December respectively. NECO was created by former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar in April 1999. It was the first Federal organization to offer subsidized registration to academic candidates in Nigeria . NECO was mandated to take over the responsibilities of the National Board of Education Measurement (NBEM). Its maiden examination took place in mid-2000. When it
63-857: The WASSCE or the National Examination Council (NECO) exam. Students who choose to study in Nigerian universities are required to sit the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), an entrance examination administered by the state-owned Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Universities in the United Kingdom may require candidates who did not obtain a credit in Mathematics and English Studies to complete
72-462: The five subjects, if humanities is the intended field of study at the German university. If the intended subject at the German university is outside the humanities, one language is sufficient among the five subjects graded with at least "credit". National Examination Council (Nigeria) The National Examinations Council (also known as NECO) is an examination body in Nigeria that conducts
81-723: Was headed by Abubakar M. Gana , appointed by the President under section 9(1) of its establishing Act. It has six departments, each headed by a director. Each Department has divisions, composed of units. A team of directors and a registrar are the governing body, which is headed by chair Abubakar Mohammed. Nigeria offers six years of basic education, three years of junior secondary education , three years of senior secondary education , and four years of tertiary education . Mathematics and English language are compulsory though Mathematics may not be required for some courses in higher institutions. Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)
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