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THE WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (WASSCE)
The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is administered to school candidates in the third year of their West African Senior School courses and to Private Candidates.
The examination is for both 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
A. 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.
The Programmes, the Options available under them and the Elective Subjects in each option are as follows:
(1) Agricultural Programme
General Agriculture
One of the following:
Animal Husbandry
Fisheries
Forestry
One or Two of the following:
Crop Husbandry and Horticulture
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics (Elective)
Geography
French OR Music
(2) Business Programme
This Programme has two options – Accounting and Secretarial
(a) Accounting Option
Business Management
Financial Accounting
Any one of or two of the following
Typewriting (40wpm)
Principles of Cost Accounting
French OR Music
Economics
Mathematics (Elective)
(b) Secretarial Option
Typewriting (40wpm)
Business Management
Any one or two of the following
Financial Accounting
Principles of Cost Accounting
Clerical Office Duties
French OR Music
Economics
Literature in English
(3) Technical Programme
Technical Drawing
Two or three of the following:
Applied Electricity
Auto Mechanics
Building Construction
Electronics
Metalwork
Woodwork
Mathematics (Elective)
Physics
French
(4) Vocational Programme
This Programme has two options – Home Economics and Visual Arts
(a) Home Economics Option
Management-In-Living
One of the following:
Clothing and Textiles
Foods and Nutrition
One of the following:
General Knowledge-In-Art
Textiles
French
Economics
One of the following:
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics (Elective)
(b) Visual Arts Option
General Knowledge-In-Art
One of the following:
Graphic Design
Picture Making
One of the following:
Basketry
Ceramics
Jewellery
Leatherwork
Sculpture
Textiles
In addition, any one of the following subjects may be selected:
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics (Elective)
French
Economics
Literature-in English
(5) General Programme
This Programme has two options – General Arts and General Science
(a) General Arts Option
Candidates must enter Three or Four of the following:
Christian Religious Studies
Geography
Government
History
Literature-in English
Islamic Religious Studies
Economics
Mathematics (Elective)
Music
Languages
One of the following:
French
Dagaare
Dagbani
Dangme
Ewe
Ga
Gonja
Kasem
Nzema
Twi (Akuapem)
Twi (Asante)
(b) General Science
Mathematics (Elective)
Two or three of the following
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
French OR Music
Geography
B. PRIVATE CANDIDATES
Private Candidates may enter for:
(1) One or More Core Subjects and/or
(2) One or More Elective Subjects from the Programmes of their choice.
Candidates should verify the combination of subjects available from the Regulations and Syllabus for the examination.
Choice of Subjects
Schools Candidates only
• School candidates must enter and sit for all the core subjects
• In addition, every candidate must offer 3 or 4 elective subjects from one out of the 5 programmes. The combinations are as follows :
101 Agriculture
119 General Agriculture
* Two or three of the following:
114 Animal Husbandry or 116 Fisheries or 117 Forestry
115 Crop Husbandry and Horticulture
512 French or 530 Music
531 Biology
532 Physics
533 Chemistry
534 Mathematics (Elective)
201 Business
A) Accounting Option
211 Accounting
215 Business Management
* Any one or two of the following:
212 Business Mathematics & Principles of Costing
214 Typewriting
512 French or 530 Music
525 Economics
534 Mathematics (Elective)
B) Secretarial Option
214 Typewriting
215 Business Management
* Any one or two of the following:
211 Accounting
212 Business Mathematics & Principles of Costing
511 Literature in English
512 French or 530 Music
525 Economics
301 Technical
318 Technical Drawing
* Two or three of the following:
311 Building Construction
312 Woodwork
313 Metalwork
314 Applied Electricity
315 Electronics
316 Mechanics
513 French
532 Physics
534 Mathematics (Elective)
401 Vocational
Home Economics Option
410 Management in Living
*One of the following:
411 Clothing & Textiles
412 Foods & Nutrition
*Any One or Two of the Following:
413 General Knowledge in Art
420 Textiles
512 French
525 Economics
402 Vocational
Visual Arts Option
413 General Knowledge in Art
*One of the following:
416 Graphic Design
417 Picturemaking
*One of the following:
414 Basketry
415 Leatherwork
418 Ceramics
419 Sculpture
420 Textiles
421 Jewellery
*In addition, any one of the following subjects may be selected:
511 Literature in English
512 French
525 Economics
530 Music
501 General Arts
*Three or four of the following:
414 General Knowledge in Art
511 Literature in English
512 French
513 Dangme
514 Dagaare
515 Dagbani
516 Ewe
517 Fante
518 Ga
519 Gonja
520 Kasem
521 Nzema
522 Twi (Akuapem)
523 Twi ( Asante )
524 History
525 Economics
526 Geography
527 Government
528 Christian or 529 Islamic Religious Studies
529 Music
524 Mathematics (Elective)
502 General Science
534 Mathematics (Elective)
*Two or three of the following:
317 Technical Drawing
512 French or 530 Music
526 Geography
531 Biology
532 Physics
533 Chemistry.
Private Candidates
Private candidates may enter for one or more core subjects and/or a single subject or a combination of subjects of any of the Elective programmes of their choice.
Grading of Candidates
The Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination for School candidates is made up of two components, viz, the Continuous Assessment and the External Examination. The Continuous Assessment forms 30% of the total assessment whilst the External Assessment forms 70%.School assessment for the 1 st and 3 rd years of Senior Secondary School education are required to be forwarded to WAEC by School authorities by a specific date.
For Private candidates however, the External Assessment is 100%. There is therefore no continuous assessment.
There are six grades in order of merit from A to E, Grade A being the highest and F the lowest. The first five grades - A, B, C, D,E, - are passed grades. Grade F represents a failure.
Release of Results
Results are released 3 months after the conduct of the examination ie. November/December for the School Examination and February for the Private candidates examination.Results sheets showing the results in the examination as a whole for each school are forwarded to participating School soon after release. In addition statements of results for individual candidates are sent to the Schools for collection by candidates.
Each private candidate is sent a statement of results showing his/her performance in the examination.
Results sheets and Statements of results are sent to Schools and private candidates without fee or application.
Conditions for the Award Certificates.
The Senior Secondary School Certificate is awarded to a Candidate who obtains at least a Pass in one of the subjects offered in the examination.Conditions for Issue of Certificate
The certificate issued is, and remains, the property of The West African Examination Council at all times and it is issued on the following conditions:• Any alternation to the certificate renders it invalid.
b) The certificate must be surrendered to The West African Examinations Council on request.
• The certificate should be kept in a safe place.
• The West African Examinations Council will not issue any copies of the original Certificate.
Confirmation and Verification of Results
See Confirmation and Verification of Results.
All regulations for the conduct of the examination my be found I n "Regulations, Structure and Scheme of the Examination for the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) for School and Private Candidates - Ghana " obtainable from the Publications Department of all WAEC offices in Ghana .
Enquiries
For enquiries on
A) The School Candidates Examination you may contact the SSSCEAD (School) Tel. Nos. 685918, 685944, 686010, 686011, 686013 686024.B) On the Private Candidates Examination you may contact the SSSCEAD (Private)
Tel. Nos. 685919, 686007, 686006, 686005, 686018,685945.
For further information Visit http://www.ghanawaec.org
Comment
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Comment by Ms.Dalla Mae Isaac Matlock on May 18, 2012 at 2:33am -
Matric of a high standard'...Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has defended the quality of the National Senior Certificate, saying its standard "can be attested to".
Motshekga said in her budget vote speech in Parliament on Thursday that concerns had been raised about standard of the certificate with the introduction of the new curriculum.
"The high standards of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) can be attested to," she said.
"To obtain admission to university study for bachelors with the old senior certificate, a candidate had to pass four subjects at 40 percent and two at 33.3 percent.
"In the case of the NSC, admission to bachelor studies requires a pass in four subjects at 50 percent and the remaining subjects at 30 percent, provided that the home language is passed at 40 percent and the language of learning and teaching at 30 percent."
She said the NSC required a candidate to offer seven subjects, while the old senior certificate required only six subjects.
"From the above minimum requirements, it is clear that pass requirements are now higher. And here we are telling no lies and are claiming no easy victories."
Motshekga said question papers were "benchmarked" as a credible mechanism for ensuring national question papers were internationally comparable and were are of the highest standard and quality.
In 2007, question papers for 10 major subjects were evaluated by three assessment bodies - Cambridge International Examinations, the Scottish Qualification Authority and the Board of Studies New South Wales.
"There is consensus... that by international standards our question papers are well designed and assess what they purport to assess," she said.
Motshekga said "continuous teacher professional development" continued to be critical for the department.
"Our call to teachers to be in school, in class, on time, teaching for at least seven hours a day remains fundamental," she said.
She said the department was overseeing the implementation of the Integrated Strategic Planning Framework for Teacher Education and Development that was launched in April 2011.
Some R3-billion had been set aside for teacher development in provinces in 2012/13.
An audit process to support functionality of teacher resource centres would be conducted in 2012/13.
This would include a scoping for the development of new centres.
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