2022 WASSCE grading for School candidates update from WAEC
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Wisdom K.E Hammond
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August 4, 2022
Information reaching the Ghana Education News desk indicates that the 2022 WASSCE grading system for school candidates is expected to be held from 4th-5th August 2022. The grading system agreed on will serve as the yard stock for marking and grading candidates for the Senior High School leaving examination.
It will interest candidates and other stakeholders to note that the grading system is not a straight jacket one, as it can be reviewed by WAEC and other related stakeholders when it becomes necessary.
2022 WASSCE grading for School candidates update
According to WAEC’s Lawrence Dogbatse, the WASSCE grading system for schools is a criterion reference that is not static.
It is important to add that after WAEC releases results, candidates who aren’t pleased with their grades may seek to remark, which is an element of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination process and costs money.
When WAEC finalizes the 2022 WASSCE grading for school candidates, it will be sued for the calculation of subject performance grades.
This means WAEC may alter the 2021 WASSCE grading system used upwards or downwards per their final verdict. Students would prefer a grading system that is lower for each grade than an upward adjustment in the range of scores.
For instance, if WAEC makes A1 Excellent – 80% – 100%, that would mean less number of candidates may obtain A1 compared to the 2021 A1 score range of 75% – 100%.
FAQs: What was the 2021 WASSCE Grading System and Percentages?
Below are the WASSCE 2021 grades and their respective percentage score ranges.
- 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%
What is the interpretation of the WASSCE grades?
Below is the current WASSCE grading system.
| GRADE | NUMERIC VALUE | INTERPRETATION |
| 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 |
How To Calculate WASSCE Results?
A candidate’s final aggregate is determined by adding the numerical values that correspond to his or her best six subjects. The best six subjects include the four core subjects (Mathematics, English, Integrated Science, and Social Studies). Note that Maths and English are compulsory addition. For candidates who want to pursue science-related programs at the tertiary level, ie University would have to include Integrated Science or else Social Studies for those pursuing none science subjects.
Whether the grading system will be tough or not should not be a candidate’s worry. WASSCE grading for School candidates
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Wisdom K.E Hammond
Ghanaeducation.org is founded by Wisdom Kojo Eli Hammond, a distinguished Ghanaian Edu-Tech Entrepreneur, AI Solutions Developer, and Product Architect with over 25 years of cross-disciplinary experience in education, finance, and digital media. Wisdom is the visionary force behind SkulManager, Ghana’s premier school management ecosystem, and the Lead Consultant at Education-News Consult.
A self-taught innovator, professional Web Designer, and regular columnist on GhanaWeb, Wisdom engineered SkulManager.com as the only platform strictly tailored to the GES curriculum. His technical leadership has redefined educational assessment through a hybrid marking ecosystem, pioneering the BECE and WASSCE Home Mock services—a unique fusion of WAEC-trained human examiners and advanced AI marking engines operational since 2022.
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