West African Examinations Council

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it uses one marking scheme in assessing all Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) across the country. “The Council has never used two different marking schemes for candidates of BECE in private and public schools.” Mrs Wendy E. Addy-Lamptey, Head of National Office, WAEC, said this at the Council’s forum on BECE Grading System in Accra. Over the years, there have been calls for Ghana to review the BECE Grading System. The forum, which was on the theme: “The fundamentals of the BECE Grading System,” brought together representatives from the Ghana National Association of…