EXCELLENCE AWARDS

1. INTRODUCTION

The Council has  under the WAEC Endowment Fund, instituted Excellent, Distinction and Merit Awards to honour candidates who excel in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) as follows:

1)           Excellence Awards (1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd Prizes)

Stage 1:       All candidates who have the minimum of eight (8) Grade “A1”s should be eligible for consideration. This is in line with the regulation which stipulates that for the award of a WASSCE certificate, a candidate should register for a minimum of eight (8) subjects. In the case of candidates with nine (9) subjects, their best eight (8) subjects should be used.

Stage 2:       The T-scores alone of the eligible candidates should be the basis for ranking of the candidates. In the event of a tie, the T-scores of the candidates in their common subjects (English and Mathematics) should be used. Where there is still a tie, the raw scores of the candidates in the common subjects (English and Mathematics) should be used. In case of a further tie, the T-scores of the best of the candidates’ remaining core subjects should be used.

Stage 3:       The three (3) candidates with the highest scores at the Stage 2 should be adjudged the winners.

2)           Distinction Awards (1^st ,2^nd and 3^rd Prizes)

            Stage 1:    All candidates who have the minimum of seven (7)  

             Grade “A1”s should be eligible for consideration. This is in line with the principle that the Distinction Awards are lower than the Excellence awards).

                   Stage 2        The T-scores alone of the eligible candidates should 

                                      be the basis for the ranking of the candidates. In the

                                      event of the tie, the T-scores of the candidates in 

                                      their common subjects (English and Mathematics) 

                                      should be used. Where there is still a tie, the raw  

                                      scores of the candidates in the common subjects

                                      (English and Mathematics) should be used. In case  

                                      of a further tie, the T-scores of the best of the 

                                      candidates’ remaining core subjects should be used.

                   Stage 3:       The three (3) candidates with the highest scores at

                                     Stage 2 should be adjudged the winners.

3)           Merit Award

     This is given where

a)      no candidate qualified for either the Excellence or 

    Distinction Award;

b)      the best candidates have seven (7) grade ‘A1s’ but their 

     grade in English Language is B2;

c)      fewer than three (3) candidates qualify for either the 

     Excellence or Distinction Award.

  The following candidates who sat the May/June 2009 WASSCE  received the  Excellence Awards

• Ist Prize - Frank Adu-Poku , Presby Boys Senior High School, Legon
• 2nd Prize - Maame Afua Otua Ofori, Holy Child High School
• 3rd Prize - Fathia Karim, Wesley Girls High School