THE SIERRA LEONE EXAM GUIDE
Understand WASSCE. Prepare with direction.
Your guide to the subjects, syllabus and grading system for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination in Sierra Leone.
01 / THE EXAMINATION
What is WASSCE?
The qualification at the end of senior secondary school—and what your results mean for the next step.
The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is the exam students in Sierra Leone sit in their final year of senior secondary school (SSS3). It is set and marked by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), which runs the same examination in Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia and The Gambia.
Your WASSCE results decide which university programmes you can apply for, and many scholarships and jobs ask for them too. Each subject is graded separately.
02 / SUBJECT DIRECTORY
Choose your faculty. Find your subjects.
Every candidate takes English Language and Mathematics. Your other subjects depend on your faculty. Open a subject to see every topic in its syllabus.
Science
Core subjects (every candidate)
Arts
Core subjects (every candidate)
Main subjects
Electives
Commercial
Core subjects (every candidate)
Main subjects
Technical
Core subjects (every candidate)
Main subjects
- Building Construction
- Physics
- Technical Drawing
03 / UNDERSTANDING YOUR RESULT
The WASSCE grade scale
Each subject receives one of nine grades. A1 to C6 are credits, D7 and E8 are passes, and F9 is a fail.
| Grade | Meaning | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | Excellent | Credit |
| B2 | Very good | Credit |
| B3 | Good | Credit |
| C4 | Credit | Credit |
| C5 | Credit | Credit |
| C6 | Credit | Credit |
| D7 | Pass | Pass |
| E8 | Pass | Pass |
| F9 | Fail | Fail |
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