Free SHS gets best WASSCE core subjects results since 2017 – EduWatch
Since its inception in 2017, Africa Education Watch says the Free Senior High School program this academic year has recorded the best core subjects results in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
In a post sighted by AcademicWeek, the Director of EduWatch Kofi Asare said the 2023 WASSCE results look good adding that English, science, Mathematics, and Social Studies have been the best core subjects results since the introduction of Free SHS.
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Meanwhile, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said there has been a fluctuating trend has been noticed in the core subjects performance of students who had sat for the WASSCE for School over the years.
“In the English Language 325,280 candidates obtained grades A1 to C6 representing 73.11%, while 32,408 had D7 representing 7.28%, 21,153 candidates obtained grade E8 representing 4.75% and 23,509 had F9 representing 5.28%.
In core mathematics 276,272 candidates had A1-C6, representing (62.23%), 36,373 candidates also obtained Grade D7 representing 8.19%, 33, 262 had Grade E8 representing 7.49% and 39,517 candidates had F9 representing 8.90%
In Integrated Science, 296,466 obtained grade A1-C6, representing 66.82% while 38,938 candidates obtained grade D7 representing 8.78%, 26,566 candidates obtained E8 presenting 5.99% and 25,029 candidates had F9, representing 5.64%.
In Social Studies, 340,867 candidates obtained A1-C6, representing 76.76%, 29,470 candidates also obtained grade D7, representing 6.64%, 19,616 had grade E8 representing 4.42% and 26, 186 obtained Grade F9, representing 5.90%,” the Council said in a statement.
It noted that there had been fluctuating trends in the performance of candidates in English Language, Mathematics, and Integrated Science while Social Studies showed an upward trend in the performance of candidates over four years.
English Language in the year 2020, 2021,2022 and 2023, WAEC recorded 57.34%, 54.08% 60.39%, and 73.11%, respectively. In Core Mathematics, the council recorded 65.71%, 54.11% 61.39% and 62.23% over the four periods.
In the case of Integrated Science, WAEC recorded 52. 53 per cent, 65.70%, 62.45 per cent and 66.82 respectively over the four-year period. It said in Social Studies, 64.31%, 66.03%, 77.51%, and 76.76% respectively in the four years” WAEC said in a statement.