Upward Increase Of 1.8% In 2018 WASSCE

There has been an upward increase of 1.8% of candidates who passed in the four core subject areas of Mathematics, English, Integrated Science and Social Studies.

In a Facebook post, the Director of Public Relations at the Ministry of Education, Mr Vincent Ekow Assafuah posited that, Statistics from the results of the 2018 WASSCE indicate an increase from 21.47% recorded in 201, to 23.27% in 2018.

Analysis of Overall Performance in order to qualify to pursue tertiary programme eat an accredited public tertiary institution in Ghana, a candidate is required to score A1 to C6 in three core subjects and three elective subjects. The core subjects include English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science or Social Studies.