GES proposes dates for 2025 & 2026 WASSCE and BECE for School
The management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the proposed dates for the WASSCE and BECE for School to be administered by the West African Examinations Council in the 2025 and 2026 academic years.
In a statement sighted by Pretertiary.com, the Service said the proposed two-year examination date is to restore the academic calendar to normal after it was disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak in the 2020 academic year.
In 2025, the Ghana Education Service said the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) written by final year Junior High School students will be conducted in June and also in June for the 2026 academic year.
For the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School, GES under the auspices of the Ministry of Education said the international examination will be conducted in May/June for 2025 and 2026 academic year.
About BECE
BECE is both for certification and selection into Senior High Schools and Technical Institutes in Ghana. The results of the examination is based on Continuous Assessment and the external examination. The Continuous Assessment forms 30% whilst the external examination forms 70% of the total assessment.
Candidates in the third year of Junior High Schools approved by the Ghana Education Service are eligible to register to take part in this examination.
Candidates are graded based on their performance in the external examination (objective and written) and Continuous (Internal) Assessment marks provided by the schools. A nine-point numerical scale is used in grading the candidates with Grade 1 denoting the highest performance and Grade 9 the lowest.
About WASSCE
The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is administered to school candidates in the third year of Senior High School and to private candidates. The examination is for both selection to tertiary institutions and for certification.
The entry period is September to November and it lasts for six weeks. School authorities are expected to register their candidates and upload their entry data online. Continuous Assessment Scores are however received from the schools on CDs.
Other details of the entry procedure are provided in Notes for the Guidance of Schools which are supplied together with the entry documents. The completed entry documents, together with evidence of payment of registration fees at a designated bank are expected to be submitted to the Council’s Office located in the region of the school.
