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| Wendy Addy-Lamptey - Head of National Office of WAEC |
The West African Examinations
Council (WAEC) has explained that holders of the General Business Certificate
Examination (GBCE) results are qualified for admission into level 100 in any
tertiary institution in the country.
It has further stated that those holding the
Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE) results can enter the tertiary
institutions at level 200.
The directive follows the approval by the then
National Accreditation Board, now Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC),
for the use of the (G/ABCE) qualifications as requirements for entry into
tertiary institutions in the country.
Equivalent
Throwing
more light on the G/ABCE qualifications and equivalents in an interview with
the Daily Graphic, the Head of National Office of WAEC, Wendy Enyonam
Addy-Lamptey, said G/ABCE were approved and accredited examinations.
She said
holders of the GBCE results were equally qualified to enter the university just
as those holding the West African Senior School Certificate Examination
(WASSCE) results.
Mrs Addy-Lamptey explained that some tertiary
institutions seemed not to be comfortable with candidates holding such
qualifications, assuring them that those certificates were authentic and could
be equated with the WASSCE.
"Tertiary
institutions should not entertain any doubt about the equation of the G/ABCE
certificates or qualifications. An A in the G/ABCE is as good as the A1 in the
WASSCE," she explained.
Referring to
the release of the 2022 G/ABCE results, Mrs Addy-Lamptey was excited that not a
single case of malpractice was recorded before, during and after the
examination.
2022 Results
A total of 305 candidates sat for the ABCE
while 260 candidates sat for the GBCE. According to WAEC, the results could be
accessed online at www.waecgh.org
The council
cautioned the public and the candidates against fraudsters, saying, “The
Council is alerting members of the public, especially candidates to be on the
lookout for fraudsters who may approach them and promise to upgrade examination
results for a fee.”
The council
assured the candidates that their results were secure and could be
authenticated using the results verification system or by downloading the WAEC
QR code.
Evolution
Giving an evolution of the G/ABCE, Mrs
Addy-Lamptey explained that it was formerly the Stage II and III RSA
Certificates, which localisation began in 1983 and was completed in 1990, with
the WAEC taking over and changing the name to Ghana Commercial Examinations.
She said in
1997 however, the Stage II examination was renamed as GBCE, while the Stage III
was named the ABCE.
"In
2001, the council introduced the November/December series of the ABCE in
addition to the May/June series.
"For the GBCE, all subjects are available
in May/June, with only Information Technology examined in November/December,"
she explained.
Mrs. Addy-Lamptey further explained that in 2004, in a bid to make tertiary
education more accessible to G/ABCE certificate holders, the Social Studies and
Integrated Science syllabuses for the SSSCE were adopted and introduced into
the GBCE.
"Due to
the low candidature for the November/December series of examinations with its
financial losses to the council, a decision was taken to end the
November/December series in 2017," Mrs. Addy-Lamptey explained.
She said
currently, the students taking the GBCE also took the same core subjects —
English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science and Social Studies — as the
WASSCE candidates.
"In
fact, the same syllabuses are studied for both examinations. In addition, the
same number of papers are taken at both examinations in all the core
subjects," she added.
Source: Graphic.com
