WAEC releases ‘Ghana-only’ 2024/25 WASSCE for School timetable

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School timetable for Ghanaian candidates to partake in the international examination.

Per the 2024 WASSCE for School timetable, the Ghana version of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination will commence on Monday, August 5, 2024 and end on Friday, September 27, 2024.

WAEC is conducting the WASSCE separately for Ghanaian candidates because Ghana has not been able to align its academic calendar which was disrupted by COVID-19 with that of other member countries of the West African Exams Council.

Reacting to the difference, WAEC in a blog post sighted by Thisterm.com said “The Council wishes to stress that despite the difference in the period for the conduct of the examination, the standard of the examination remains unchanged.”

WAEC added that “Question papers are compiled by officers across the member countries. At the end of the examination, International Preliminary Coordination Meetings are held to finalize draft marking schemes.

Further, right after the marking exercise, the International Awards Committee meets to determine the grade boundaries for all subjects. These processes ensure that the examination written by Ghana only still maintains its International status.”

2024 WASSCE for School subjects

1. English Language
2. Integrated Science
3. Mathematics (Core)
4. Social Studies
5. General Agriculture
6. Animal Husbandry
7. Crop Husbandry and Horticulture
8. Fisheries
9. Forestry
10. Biology
11. Physics
12. Mathematics (Elective)
13. Geography
14. French
15. Music
16. ICT (Elective)
17. Business Management
18. Financial Accounting
19. Principles of Cost Accounting
20. Economics
21. Typewriting (40wpm)
22. Clerical Office Duties
23. Literature in English
24. Technical Drawing
25. Applied Electricity
26. Auto Mechanics
27. Building Construction
28. Electronics
29. Metalwork
30. Woodwork
31. Chemistry
32. Management-In-Living
33. Clothing and Textiles
34. Foods and Nutrition
35. General Knowledge-In-Art
36. Textiles
37. Graphic Design
38. Picture Making
39. Basketry
40. Ceramics
41. Jewellery
42. Leatherwork
43. Sculpture
44. Christian Religious Studies
45. Arabic
46. Government
47. History
48. Islamic Religious Studies
49. West Africa Traditional Religion
50. Dagaare
51. Dagbani
52. Dangme
53. Ewe
54. Ga
55. Gonja
56. Kasem
57. Nzema
58. Twi (Akuapem)
59. Twi (Asante)

WASSCE is administered by WAEC. It is designed for students in their third year of Senior High School in West Africa and also for private candidates. The primary purposes of the WASSCE are selection for tertiary education and certification.