The National Council for Tertiary Education is the legally mandated institution to set and review standards for tertiary education in Ghana. Many countries have different education systems and results interpretation schemes for their examination results and the council has brought up a list of qualifications that would be acceptable for admission into any of Ghana’s tertiary institutions.
Here is the approved West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the former Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) results interpretation:
| WASSCE | CURRENT INTERPRETATION | SSSCE | INTERPRETATION |
| A1 | 1 Excellent | A | 1 – Excellent |
| B2 | 2 – Very Good | B | 2 – Very Good |
| B3 | 3 – Good | C | 3 – Good |
| C4 | 4 – Credit | D | 4 – Credit |
| C5 | 5 – Credit | E | 5 – Pass |
| C6 | 6 – Credit | F | 6- Fail |
| D7 | 7 – Pass | ||
| E8 | 8 – Pass | ||
| F9 | 9 – Fail |
Qualifications acceptable for admissions include the following:
- Senior Secondary School Certificates (SSSCE/WASSSCE)
- Baccalaureate (French)
- International Baccalaureate (IB)
- GCE (Cambridge) – ‘A’ and ‘O’ Levels
- GCSE & ‘A’ Levels
- American High School – Grade 12 examinations
- Other external qualifications which have equivalences to the WASSSCE/SSSCE and the GCE (A Levels)
