Waec Grading System in Ghana , Nigeria , Sierra Leone , Liberia , and the Gambia

The WAEC grading system is the scale used by WAEC to determine the performance of students. WAEC has one general grading system for all the participating countries, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Gambia

The grading scales used by WAEC are A,B,C,D and F where A stands for Excellent, B2 stands for Very Good, B3 stands for good, C4 , C5 and C6 stands for Credit, D7 and E8 stand for Pass while F stands for Failure. Each of the grades has its own benchmarks. For example, a candidate that scored between 75% to 100% is given the grade of A while a student that scored between 0 to 44 is awarded F.

Here is the complete complete Waec Grading Scales for 2019

Grade Scales Interpretation
A1 Excellent 75% – 100%
B2 Very good 70% – 74%
B3 Good 65%- 69%
C4 Credit 60% – 64%
C5 Credit 55% – 59%
C6 Credit 50% – 54%
D7 Pass 45% – 49%
E8 Pass 40% – 45%
F9 Failure 0% – 44%

WASSCE Grading System / Interception
GRADE NUMERIC VALUE INTERPRETATION
A1 1 EXCELLENT
B2 2 VERY GOOD
B3 3 GOOD
C4 4 CREDIT
C5 5 CREDIT
C6 6 CREDIT
D7 7 PASS
E8 8 PASS
F9 9 FAIL