03/10/2026
𝐖𝐀𝐄𝐂 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐂𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced changes to the names of several subjects in the ongoing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates (Second Series).
According to a public notice from the council, the changes follow a curriculum review by the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE). The council clarified that while the names of the subjects have been updated, the syllabus content for each remains unchanged.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞:
1. Business Management is now Business Management Studies.
2. Commerce is now Principles of Commerce.
3. Economics is now Principles of Economics.
4. Financial Accounting is now Business Accounting.
5. Government is now Politics and Governance.
6. Principles of Cost Accounting is now Principles of Accounting.
The examination, which commenced on Friday, September 4, 2026, is scheduled to conclude on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬.