A total of 461,640 final-year Senior High School(SHS) students will be participating in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates.
They consist of 207,381 males and 254,259 females. This year marks an increase of 1,029 candidates compared to last year’s total of 460,611.
The examination kicked off today, with project work in various disciplines, including Basketry, Ceramics, Graphic Design, Jewellery, and Leatherworks scheduled to take place between today, August 4 and Friday, August 22, 2025.
The 2025 cohort will be the fourth group of final-year students to take the Ghana Only Version of WASSCE, as the other member countries of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and The Gambia, have returned to their May/June examination schedule.
Ghana’s current calendar was adapted due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
While the other countries have streamlined their academic calendars to align with the May/June exams, Ghana continues to follow its updated schedule.
In total, candidates from 701 Senior High Schools will sit for the exams at 701 centres. Each centre will be staffed by 701 supervisors, 1,391 assistant supervisors, and 15,391 invigilators.
According to statistics provided by WAEC, the Ashanti Region will present the highest number of candidates, totalling 115,982, which includes 52,813 males and 63,169 females. The Eastern Region follows with 64,225 candidates, comprising 28,024 males and 36,201 females.
Three regions—Bono, Ahafo, and Bono East—will collectively have 61,773 candidates (27,560 males and 34,213 females) participating in the WASSCE-SC.
The Central Region will contribute 53,738 candidates, made up of 23,090 males and 30,648 females.
Additionally, the Greater Accra Region will have 45,877 candidates participating, including 20,948 males and 24,929 females.
Meanwhile, the Volta and Oti regions will present a total of 35,539 candidates (16,729 males and 18,810 females), and the Western and Western North regions will account for 33,121 candidates (14,156 males and 18,965 females).
The Northern, North East and Savannah regions have a total of 29,652 candidates, comprised of 14,712 males and 14,940 females for the 2025 WASSCE-SC.
In the Upper East Region, 13,976 candidates, of 5,918 males and 8,058 females, will sit this year’s examination, with 7,757 candidates of 3,431 males and 4,326 females from the Upper West Region participating.
