New BECE 2024 results calculation changed? Facts Checked

BECE 2024 results calculation changed? Facts Checked

The Education-News Consult team has received several calls and chats about a purported new BECE 2024 results calculation method. The method that seems to put fear in people and also cause stress does not emanate from the GES nor WAEC per our checks. Per our reliable sources, the four core subjects and the two best from the remaining elective subjects are still being used. The Ghana Education Service has not officially released any press statement or update on the supposed new method.

Until the GES and WAEC confirm the New BECE 2024 results calculation method circulating, it remains false and fake news. If this was correct, WAEC would have used new remarks such as Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor, as can be found in the new grading system circulating on social media.

In the results released by WAEC, its remarks were as follows:

Here’s the detailed breakdown:

Score (percentage)	Grade	Grade interpretation
90–100	1	Highest
80–89	2	Higher
70–79	3	High
60–69	4	High Average
55–59	5	Average
50–54	6	Low Average
40–49	7	Low
35–39	8	Lower
0–34	9	Lowest

This remains official and not the information circulating on social media. Again, since the nice scale grading has not changed, the calculation of aggregates has also not changed.

The supposed New BECE 2024 results calculation method making rounds.

The information reads as follows.

With the new curriculum in Ghana, the BECE 2024 results calculation has changed. Here’s the updated method:

New Grading System:

The new curriculum uses a 4-point grading scale:

– 1-3 (Excellent)

– 4-6 (Good)

– 7-9 (Fair)

– 10-12 (Poor)

(A) Core Subjects:

1. English Language

2. Mathematics

3. Integrated Science

4. Social Studies

(B) Elective Subjects:

Choose 2 out of your 4 subjects from:

1. French

2. Ghanaian Language

and Culture

3. Basic Design and

Technology

4. Home Economics

5. Information and

Communication

Technology

6. Visual Arts

7. Music

8. Physical Education

Calculating Aggregate:

STEP 1

Convert each grade to its corresponding point value:

– Excellent (1-3): 1

– Good (4-6): 2

– Fair (7-9): 3

– Poor (10-12): 4

STEP 2

Add the point values of your 4 core subjects.

STEP 3

Add the point values of your best 2 out of 4 elective subjects.

Total the point values from steps 2 and 3.

Example:

(a) Core Subjects:

English Language: 2 (Good)=2

Mathematics: 5 (Good) = 2

Integrated Science: 3 (Excellent) = 1

Social Studies: 4 (Good) = 2

Total Core: 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 7

(b) Elective Subjects:

French: 6 (Good) = 2

Ghanaian Language and Culture: 2 (Excellent) = 1

Total Elective: 2 + 1 = 3

Total Aggregate: 7 + 3 = 10.

READ: How to Check 2024 BECE School Placement On CSSPS Portal – Login | www.cssps.gov.gh

Note that the above explained new BECE 2024 results calculation method is not one you should rely on. Disregard it until GES and WAEC state otherwise.