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West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) Admission Requirements
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.
| 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
| 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.