The West Africa Examination Council has officially commenced the marking of the 2023 BECE scripts on October 9, 2023. The results release date as well as the grading system have also been scheduled.
The marking process, as outlined in the schedule, will take a period of two weeks. This means the 2023 BECE scripts will be marked completely on Monday, October 23, 2023. During this period, the examiners will apply their expertise to assess the papers submitted by the 600,714 candidates who took part in the examination (BECE).
2023 BECE Marking Commenced on Monday, October 9; Results Release Date and Grading System scheduled
BECE 2023 Grading System
The BECE grading system has been designed in such a way that there is nothing like "Fail" on the result slip of candidates. Unlike the WASSCE, which shows "FAIL" for marks less than 35, BECE shows the lowest grade. This clearly means that there is nothing like failure in BECE.
Below is the grading system for the 2033 BECE.
90-100 is graded as 1. It is the highest grade in the grading system.
80-89, the second category in this classification is graded as 2, GRADE A. It is denoted as HIGHER.
70-79 is grade 3, a B+, and is described as HIGH.
60-69 is grade 4, grade B, described as a HIGH AVERAGE.
55–60 is grade C+, classified as 5 and described as average.
Low average is a description of marks falling between 50 and 54 and grade C, number 6 in the grading system.
Any mark ranging between 40 and 49 is considered grade D+, and number 7 is described as low.
35–39 is grade E, which is number 8, described as lower in the Stanine grading system.
Grade F, characterized by 9, is the lowest grade, which falls between 0-34.
WAEC sometimes uses the Stanine grading system for BECE. It is norm-referenced, meaning the result’s architecture is predetermined. Under Stanine, the percentage of candidates who will obtain Grades 1–9 is virtually fixed, so you must justify your inclusion in that percentage.
BECE 2023 RELEASE DATE
It is expected that the 2023 BECE results will be released in late November 2023 or early December 2023.
