2024 BECE Marking Date and Grading System Out

2024 BECE Papers Marking Date and 2024 BECE Grading System

Information reaching the Education-News Consult portal is that WAEC has released the 2024 BECE marking date.

The Ghana Education Service has disclosed that SHS1 students who are 2024 BECE graduates will commence term one of the 2024-2025 academic year on September 27, 2024. Let us now find out the start and end dates for the marking of the BECE papers. We will also share with readers the latest 2024 BECE grading system.

On which date will WAEC start makaring 2024 BECE scripts?

According to our source, the processes for marking the 2024 BECE scripts have been stated, and the National Coordination for Exams and Assessments has already worked on the marking schemes for the BECE.

This important process took place at WAEC Hall, ACCRA.

WAEC’s regional coordination for the marking of the 2024 examination scripts also ended on Friday, August 9, 2024. It started on the 7th and edned on 9th August, 2024.

An earlier report on poor performance by some students in the Integrated Science paper reported in one of our earlier posts may have occurred during this process.

Since all the preliminary processes have been completed, NATIONWIDE MARKING OF BECE starts on 10th August. It is expected to last 12 days and end on August 21, 2024.

What is the 2024 BECE Grading System?

The BECE (Basic Education Certificate Examination) grading system in Ghana assesses students’ performance in various subjects. It is used by WAEC for each subject. Each subject is graded on a scale from 1 to 9, with 1 being the highest (best) grade and 9 being the lowest (worst) grade. Below is the full 2024 BECE Grading System

Grade 1: 80 – 100% (Excellent)
Grade 2: 70 – 79% (Very Good)
Grade 3: 60 – 69% (Good)
Grade 4: 55 – 59% (Credit)
Grade 5: 50 – 54% (Credit)
Grade 6: 45 – 49% (Credit)
Grade 7: 40 – 44% (Pass)
Grade 8: 35 – 39% (Pass)
Grade 9: 0 – 34% (Fail)

Key Points in the 2024 BECE Grading System

Grades 1 to 6 are considered as pass grades.
Grades 7 and 8 are pass grades but may not qualify students for admission into highly competitive senior high schools.
Grade 9 is a fail grade, and students scoring this grade may need to retake the exam or explore alternative education options.

What happens if you score 9 in Mathematics and or English at the BECE?

Students who score 9 in Mathematics, English Language or both will not be placed in any secondary school by the GES. This has been the practice for the past 7 years.

For instance, if you score grade 1 in all other subjects but obtain grade 9 in Mathematics or English Language, no school placement for you and no self placement. A student who scores grade 7 in all subjects including grade 8 in Mathematics or English Language will get placed. Note that the issue is about Maths and Science.

This grading system above applies to all subjects taken in the BECE.

School selection will start on August 23, 2024 which implies that school selection starts 2 days afyer thend end of marking. However students are expected to start their secondary education on September 27th, 2024.

Now that the 2024 BECE Marking Date is out, one thing BECE candidates can do it to keep hope and live and pray for whoever will mark each of their papers.

Do you want to know when the BECE results will be released as well as the school placements? if yes, read this: School Selection for 2024 BECE Graduates Starts August 23

17 responses to “2024 BECE Marking Date and Grading System Out”

Kukua Johnson
August 10, 2024
I believe the dates a
Have been changed so the one in charge of updating the information should check and do so because this might be misleading
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Alfred
August 10, 2024
When will the final day for the results checking
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Boabeng
August 10, 2024
Please can you upgrading of BECE
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1. WISDOM K.E HAMMOND
  August 10, 2024
  This is an illegal request.
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Boabeng
August 10, 2024
Please l want you to upgrade my papers
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1. WISDOM K.E HAMMOND
  August 10, 2024
  This is an illegal request. You should be reporting yourself to the Ghana Police
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  1. Bernadette Adja
    August 17, 2024
    Why don’t you go and wave to upgrade your results
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  2. Bernadette Adja
    August 17, 2024
    Why don’t you go and ask waec
    to upgrade your results
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Alex Marfo
August 10, 2024
Hello please, when will be the final selection of the school
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Maxwell
August 11, 2024
Hope we all do well
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1. WISDOM K.E HAMMOND
  August 11, 2024
  That is the prayer of everyone
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Rose Mensah
August 13, 2024
Is this really the actual grading system for this year’s bece? Because, there was different trend stating that 90-100 is grade 1
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Albertha Markham
August 14, 2024
Hi educationnewsconsult.com admin, Your posts are always well-structured and logical.
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Takyi Aboagyewaah Elizabeth
August 17, 2024
I am really happy for the delivery of the grading, this is what I have been praying for because others were saying the grading will be 90-100,1
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EMMANUEL ASANTE
August 18, 2024
I am a bit confused here. The information I had indicated that scoring 90-100 gives u grade 1.
Let us know whether it has been reviewed.
Thank you.
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Amegonu Augustine
August 23, 2024
If you believe this send it to everybody English-1 Mathematics-1 Social studies-1 Science-1
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Simon
August 24, 2024
Did we do will in the exam
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