2025 BECE Grading System and Pass Mark

The 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will be written in June 2025; however, let’s take a look at the grading system and the pass mark likely to be used.

2025 BECE Grading System

The BECE is both for certification and selection into Senior High Schools and Technical Institutes in Ghana. The 2025 BECE grading system has been designed in a way that there is nothing like ‘Fail’ on the result slip of candidates. Unlike the WASSCE, which shows ‘FAIL’ for marks less than 35, the BECE shows the LOWEST grade. This clearly means that there is nothing like fail in BECE.

However, this doesn’t mean that candidates should not learn. Any candidates who fail to get the best grades will not get admission into any senior high school in Ghana. The best option for these candidates is to write the BECE (Private Candidate), also known as BECE NOVDEC.

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Below is the grading system for the 2025 BECE.

1. 90-100 is graded as 1. It is the HIGHEST grade in the grading system.
2. 80-89, the second category in this classification is graded as 2, GRADE A. it is denoted as HIGHER.
3. 70-79, is grade 3, a B+ and is described as HIGH.
4. 60 -69 is grade 4, GRADE B, described as HIGH AVERAGE.
5. 55 – 60 is GRADE C+, classified as 5 and described as AVERAGE.
6. LOW AVERAGE is a description of marks falling between 50-54 and GRADE C; number 6 in the grading system.
7. Any mark ranging between 40 and 49 is considered as GRADE D+ and number 7; described as LOW
8. 35-39 is GRADE E, which is number 8, described as LOWER in the Stanine grading system.
9. GRADE F, 9 characterized by 9 is the LOWEST grade, which falls between 0-34

2025 BECE GRADING SYSTEM (SUMMARY)

90-100 : Grade A which is 1 and interprets as Highest

80-89 : Grade B+ which is 2 and interprets as Higher

70-79: Grade B which is 3 and interprets as High

60-69: Grade C+ which is 4 and interprets as High average

55-59: Grade C which is 5 and interprets as Average

50-54: Grade D+ which is 6 and interprets as Low average

40-49: Grade D which is 7 and interprets as Low

35-39: Grade E which is 8 and interprets as Lower

0-34: Grade F which is 9 and interprets as Lowest

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NB: WAEC sometimes uses the Stanine grading system for BECE. It is norm-referenced, meaning the result’s architecture is pre-determined. Under Stanine, the % of candidates who will obtain Grade 1-9 is virtually fixed, so you must justify your inclusion into that percentage.