About The Wassce

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is a standardized test taken in west Africa  by students who wish to proceed to the higher institution .It is administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). It is only offered to candidates residing in Anglophone West African countries such as : Ghana,Gambia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
However, students from Nigeria need to take another standardized test called Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in other to gain an admission into tertiary institutions.
The WASSCE is taken 2 times yearly. That is in the months of  November-December and May -June. The May/June exam was  formerly known to be the SSCE, and the November/December exam was formally known to be GCE. The May-June exams are normally taken by students still in public or private high schools(they usually wear uniforms).


The WASSCE Subjects:

Compulsory(Core Subjects):

• English language
• Nigerian language (only in Nigeria)
• Mathematics
• Biology

Elective (Optional subjects):

• 114 Animal Husbandry
• 115 Crop Husbandry & Horticulture
• 116 Fisheries
• 117 Forestry
• 118 General Agriculture

• 201 Business Programme

• 211 Accounting
• 212 Business Mathematics and Principles of Costing
• 213 Typewriting (40 w.p.m)
• 214 Business Management
• 301 Technical Programme
• 311 Building Construction
• 312 Woodwork
• 313 Metalwork
• 314 Applied Electricity
• 315 Electronics
• 316 Auto Mechanics
• 317 Technical Drawing

• Applied Electricity