What is the Bece grading system

By | 7 June 2023
Bece grading system

What is the Bece grading system, The BECE result check 2024 only applies for candidates who sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination in order for the to advance from third year of Junior High School to Senior High School.

The BECE Examination are usually conducted in the month of June annually and nationwide. Only candidates who have been registered and clarified sit the examination.

Here is a list of the subjects that are usually tested at the Basic Education Certificate Examination:

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  • English Language
  • Mathematics
  • Ghanaian language and culture
  • Integrated Sciences
  • Social Studies
  • Basic Design and Technology
  • Information Communication Technology
  • French (optional)
  • Religious and Moral education

Usually occurs annually in the months of October and November. It lasts six weeks, during the period the participating schools upload their statements of entries and school choice files on the web for processing. Once the processing has been done it is then approved. The continuous assessment scores are submitted separately to the CD’s council.

BECE Grading System

The final results of the candidate are based upon the individual performance in the external and internal examinations and the continuous assessment marks provided by the school. The grading range ranks from 1 to 9, where 9 is the highest performance while 1 is the lowest performance.

Release of BECE results

After the end of the BECE examination, it takes WAEC two months to marks the exams and tallies the marks. In August, the results are released giving ample time for successful candidates to apply for entry in the different senior high schools and technical institutions in the country. The academic year of all Senior High Schools in Ghana begin in the month of September. The school receives the results of the examination while the respective schools where the candidate sat the exam also receive the results.

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