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West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) Admission Requirements

West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) Admission Requirements

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Minimum Requirements

  • West African Examination Council (WAEC).
  • Your average is calculated using five academic subjects including English.
    • 34 courses are not accepted, including Christian/religious knowledge, civic education, trade/entrepreneurship, home management, IGBO, Hausa, and Yoruba, excluding agricultural sciences, which is accepted.
  • Admission will be based on final WAEC/ WASSCE/ NECO result or in progress grades at the SS3 level
  • Five senior academic courses are required for admission.

Prerequisite Equivalencies

Detailed program information, including required courses, can be found on our program pages.

Prerequisite Equivalencies
Ontario Required Courses WAEC / WASSCE / NECO Curriculum
English 12 (ENG4U) WAEC / WASSCE / NECO English
Advanced Function 12 (MHF4U) WAEC / WASSCE / NECO Mathematics 
Calculus & Vectors 12 (MCV4U) WAEC / WASSCE / NECO Mathematics 
Data Management 12 (MDM4U) WAEC / WASSCE / NECO Mathematics 
Biology 12 (SBI4U) WAEC / WASSCE / NECO Biology
Chemistry 12 (SCH4U) WAEC / WASSCE / NECO Chemistry
Physics 12 (SPH4U) WAEC / WASSCE / NECO Physics

Further Mathematics will not meet mathematics program prerequisites, but can be used in the admission average.

West African Grade Scale

Chile Grade Scale
Ontario Percentage Range WAEC / WASSCE / NECO 
95% 90 - 100% A1
85% 80 - 89% B2
75% 70 - 79% B3
70% 67 - 69% C4
65% 64 - 66% C5
61% 60 - 63% C6
57.5% 55 - 59% D7
52.5% 50 - 54.9% D8
N/A 0 - 49% F9

Notes

To clear conditions final official WAEC/ WASSCE/ NECO exam certificate issued by the exam boards will be required. A copy of the exam results can be sent with the following for Admissions with verify results online:

  • WAEC and WASSCE applicants must provide unused Scratch Card details.
  • NECO applicants must provide login detail including the Token number and Registration number.
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