WAEC opens online registration for BECE, WASSCE, and G/ABCE candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has opened its registration portals for the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), West African Senior Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE), and Genera/Advanced Business Certificate Examination candidates.

The Council said the portals for registering BECE candidates opened on Monday, March 11, 2024, and would close on Friday, April 19, 2024, while BECE would be administered from Monday, July 8 to Friday, July 12, 2024.

He stated that with the introduction of the common core curriculum, school candidates for BECE would be examined differently from private candidates due to changes in the syllabus.

“While school candidates would be examined based on the common core curriculum, the private candidates would be examined on the old syllabus

Kapi indicated that the WASSCE examination would be “a Ghana-only version,” and that registration for private candidates would take place between Friday, October 25, 2024, and Wednesday, December 18, 2024.

Kapi stated that WASSCE and BECE for school candidates were only available to students in their third or final year of regular Senior and Junior High School.

Kapi said the council had made reasonable adjustments to make its examination accessible to candidates with special educational needs.