Monrovia, Liberia – The West African Senior School Certificate Examination Council (WASSCE ) is scheduled for June 1 2026, with students from three schools in neigboring.
57,393 senior students registered to take the West African Senior School Certificate Examination this year. Follow by 40,963 candidates registered for the third grade and 55,000 registered for the ninth grade.
According to official confirmation from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC Office Liberia), these applicants are selected from 1,124 senior high schools in all fifteen counties, including three Guinea-based schools that presently use the Liberian National Curriculum.
Addressing the Ministry of Information press brieffing on Thursday, WAEC Head Dale Gbotoe clarified that the council is broadening its scope to include technical and vocational tests as authorized by the Ministry of Education, noting that candidates with vocational backgrounds will be able to take specialized tests under this new structure.
Dale Gbotoe started that thirty additional disciplines have been added to the curriculum in order to keep Liberian students competitive with their counterparts in other WASSCE member states throughout the continent.
Mr. Gbotoe stated that in order for senior students to graduate starting the following year, they must receive passing grades in at least two other disciplines in addition to mathematics, English, and civics.
He claims that by registering students for 12 of the 30 newly added disciplines for the current academic year, Booker Washington Institute has already made progress toward this enhanced curriculum.
The timetable for assessments in elementary and junior high schools has also been approved by the council.
The third-grade exams are scheduled for April 22, right after the ninth-grade exams on April 20 and 21.
In order to ease the burden on Liberia’s early learners, these third-grade exams will be held on their individual campuses, while the sixth-grade exams are set for April 23–24, 2026.
Mr. Gbotoe thanked the Liberian government for paying the WAEC fees and paying off the country’s obligations during the announcement underlining that these contributions are essential to guaranteeing the efficient administration and processing of the tests for every applicant who has enrolled.
