What does C6, D7, E8 and other grades means in WAEC? If you want to know what each grade means in WAEC, continue reading this post to find out what A1, B2, B3, C4, C5, C6, D7, E8 and F9 means in your WAEC result.
This is to inform all WAEC Candidates who participated in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) or West African Examination council (WAEC) as it is popularly known that the grading system of the Board has been released by management.
About WAEC Grading System
Grading is the use of Letters or Alphabets to represent a particular score or range of scores that is attainable in any examination.
Having known the above, WAEC Grading System is out to show what each grade represents in terms of score and the interpretation of each grade (A,B,C,D,E,F).
This will help each candidate to know their fate concerning a particular grade they have in their results and what it mean for them.
This will also help those seeking for admission to know if having a particular grade will be acceptable for the course they are going for and also answer such questions such as:
I have D7 in Mathematics, English, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Government, Literature, etc in my WAEC result, What does it mean?
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Checking the grades below will help give answers to some of the questions you may have concerning WAEC results and the grades you had.
How WAEC Result is Graded
Below is a list showing how each grade is interpreted in WAEC Result.
- A1Â means Excellent,
- B2 means Very Good,
- B3 means Good,
- C4 means Credit
- C5 means Credit
- C6 means Credit
- D7 means Pass
- E8 means Pass
- F9 means Fail
Note: ABS in WAEC result means Absent.
The Table below presents the above results with their numerical values.
| GRADE | NUMERIC VALUE | INTERPRETATION |
| A1 | 1 | EXCELLENT |
| B2 | 2 | VERY GOOD |
| B3 | 3 | GOOD |
| C4 | 4 | CREDIT |
| C5 | 5 | CREDIT |
| C6 | 6 | CREDIT |
| D7 | 7 | PASS |
| E8 | 8 | PASS |
| F9 | 9 | FAIL |
WAEC Grade Definition In Percentage
- A1 Excellent 75% – 100%
- B2 Very good 70% – 74%
- B3 Good 65%- 69%
- C4 Credit 60% – 64%
- C5 Credit 55% – 59%
- C6 Credit 50% – 54%
- D7 Pass 45% – 49%
- E8 Pass 40% – 45%
- F9 Failure 0% – 44%
pls i have good scores in all my subject except literature which i had D7 can it go for business study or political science
Please l pass all the subjects but I had D7 in English can I get admission to the polytechnic
Can a B3 make in Science make up for a D7 in math…
Plz I have D7 in my English am I qualify to use it study business administration
Please I have only basic education certificate examination can I join
I have credit in English, economics and literature
While d in government
And I want to study mass communication
I also had f in mathematics
No you can’t
I got d7 in English please can I get admission in studying agricultural science??
Please I had d7 in agriculture and animal husbandry can I study BSc in agriculture at knust
Please I have D7 in mathematics and marketing will kasu accept me to study Maketing management.
I have
D7 in lit and crs
Will jamb accept it
I want to study political science
I heard credit in all my subject expect English that I heard D7 pls will jamb accept it
I Have B3 In English, Maths,phy,chem,while Bio Is C5 Can I Use It To Get Addmision In To Unizik To Study Medical Laboulatory
I have c6 in English, c6 in chemistry, c6 in physics, c6 in biology can I use the result
Yes
I have C in all my subject, but E8 in English,D7 in commerce……can I use it and study banking and finance
No
Pls i had e8 in waec can i study mass in comm in ozoro?..and here are my subject combinations in jamb english,lit in english,govt,crk
I pass all my subject expect English which is D7 can I use it
i have credit in all subject exspect chemistry D7(but i had credit in my first waec)can i used it to get admission into poly..
Yea. you can combine the two WAEC and use it for admission
Does obj and theory have the same mark
mark
can literature b use to replace english
I had e8 in econs can i use it for buss admin in oko poly
I have E8 in crs,B3in government ,b2 in literature, C4in mathe and English can I study law or can I use it..
See Jamb subject Combination here to check if Crs is compulsory in JAMB.
I Have E8 In English And Econs,but I Hav B3 In Maths,and C2 In Govnrnment Can I Use The Result
You need English.
please i need credit in my English, Financial Accounting and Commerce, how can i get it?
Plz I have Credit in all my subjects except physics I D7 am I qualify to use it sturdy engineering in university
Please I have E8 in my English can I use it for political science