WAEC MAY-JUNE GBCE NOTICE

THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

ACCRA

MAY/JUNE GENERAL/ADVANCED BUSINESS CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS (G/ABCE)

NOTES OF GUIDANCE FOR CANDIDATES

1. INTRODUCTION

Candidates are to note that the May/June examinations will be based on the syllabuses. Registration for the examination will be BIOMETRIC and online for all candidates (both school and private).

Recognized institutions interested in registering their candidates are advised to get in touch with the WAEC Branch Offices in their respective regions or the main WAEC offices in Accra for further information and directives. Registration starts on 1st December and ends on 15th February.

WAEC MAY-JUNE GBCE REGISTRATION

BIOMETRIC REGISTRATION

Candidates are required to have their fingerprints captured at an internet cafe before the commencement of the registration on the WAEC website: www.waecgh.org

NOTE: Candidates are advised to read the information provided in Items 3(8) and

3(9) on pages 4 and 5 relating to the subjects and the types of registration available for the examination before beginning the registration process.

2.PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION

Open the registration website www.waecgh.org

Select “link to ABCE” if you are registering for the Advanced Business Certificate Examination or “link to GBCE” if you are registering for the General Business Certificate Examination.

Click on START REGISTRATION HERE.

For fresh registration, create a profile by providing the required data under ‘Fresh

Registration Section’.

Fill in your personal information.

Select the Region and Centre where you wish to take the examination.

Scan and upload your image (recent passport-sized photograph with a white background) and your signature (signed in blue or black ink).

Select the subject(s) you intend to write.

Click on submit only when you are sure of the correctness of your data.

If after submission you wish to amend your data, click on START REGISTRATION HERE and select Existing Candidate Section. After the amendment, click on submit.

Print your fee slip and send it to any of the banks listed in Item 3 (12).

Pay the appropriate fees at the bank and obtain your receipt generated from the WAEC platform.

You will use your Invoice Number to access your Index Number and Admission Notice from 25th March,  onwards.

NB: YOUR REGISTRATION IS NOT VALID UNTIL YOU PAY THE APPROPRIATE FEE(S).

3.FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE REGISTRATION

(1)ELIGIBILITY

The May/June General/Advanced Business Certificate Examinations are open to both private individuals and students in approved institutions.

(2)DATES FOR THE EXAMINATIONS

The ABCE will start on Monday, 4th April and end on Friday, 22nd April whilst the GBCE will start on Tuesday, 5th April and end on Thursday, 28th April.

Access the timetable by clicking on the timetable link on the website. Carefully study it for your guidance in the choice of subjects.

WAEC MAY-JUNE GBCE INDEX NUMBER

Candidates may access their Index Numbers on-line from 25th March, onward using their Invoice Numbers.

(4)CANDIDATE’S NAME

Candidates should ensure that their names are correctly spelt.

(a)SURNAME should be entered first, followed by the FIRST NAME and then the MIDDLE NAME (if any).

(b)Full name including spaces should not exceed thirty (30) characters.

For example: OFORI-MENSAH EMMANUEL KWABENA should be entered as

O F O R I – M E N S A H E M M A N U E L K.

(c)Candidates with hyphenated names should ensure that the hyphen is properly indicated.

NB: Candidate’s surname and first name should be written in full.

(5)DATE OF BIRTH

Candidates should ensure that their correct dates of birth are entered.

(6)E-MAIL ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Candidates should ensure that they provide e-mail addresses and telephone numbers that are active. The Council will correspond with candidates via the e-mail addresses and telephone numbers they provide.

NOTE: WAEC WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY WRONG DATA

WAEC MAY-JUNE GBCE EXAMINATION SUBJECTS

The subjects available for the May/June examinations are as follows:

(a)General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE)

Business Law Commerce

Cost Accounting Economics English Language

Financial Accounting Information Technology * Integrated Science Marketing

Mathematics Office Practice Social Studies Shorthand (80wpm) Typewriting

(b)Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE)

Auditing

Business Communication Business Finance Business Law

Business Mathematics

Cost and Management Accounting Economics

Financial Accounting Hardware and Networking Human Resource Management Information Systems Information Technology * Marketing

Office Administration & Practice Taxation

Typewriting

*Please note that candidates offering I.T. will use rewritable CDs for storage of their I.T. Practical work.

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WAEC MAY-JUNE GBCE TYPES OF SUBJECT ENTRY

(a)General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE)

(i)Single Subject Entry

Candidates may choose up to eight (8) subjects for the award of

Single Subject Certificate(s).

(ii)Group Entry

The subject combinations for the award of group certificates are listed in Appendix A (on page 16). For each choice made,

candidates will have to offer the two (2) compulsory subjects and at least three (3) others from the optional subjects to qualify for the Group Certificate.

The Group Certificate will be awarded for passes in the required number of subjects at one sitting only. Those who are unable to

pass all the required subjects at one sitting will be issued with single certificates for the subjects in which they have obtained passes.

(b)Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE)

(i)Single Subject Entry

Candidates may choose up to eight (8) subjects for the award of Single Subject Certificate(s).

(ii)Group Entry

The subject combinations for the award of Diploma Certificates are listed in Appendix B (on page 17). For the award of the Diploma Certificates, candidates should pass all the required subjects in not more than two sittings within a maximum period of two calendar years from the date of first registration.

Candidates who enter for the Diploma option but do not meet the requirements will be issued with single certificates for those subjects in which they have obtained passes.

WAEC MAY-JUNE GBCE BARRED CANDIDATES

Barred candidates who register for the examination before the expiration of the sanction shall have their entries cancelled and fees paid shall not be refunded.

WAEC MAY-JUNE GBCE FEES

(a)Entry Fee

The cost of the entry per candidate is GH¢12.00.

(b)The fee per subject payable for the examination are as follows:

(i)GBCE

Entry in 1 subject …………………	GH¢55.00
Entry in 2 subjects ……………….	GH¢110.00
Entry in 3 subjects ………………..	GH¢165.00
Entry in 4 or more subjects …………..	GH¢220.00
English Language 3 (Oral)…….	GH¢10.00
Information Technology Practical Test…	GH¢30.00

(ii) ABCE
Entry in 1 subject …………………	GH¢94.00
Entry in 2 subjects ……………….	GH¢188.00
Entry in 3 or more subjects …………..	GH¢282.00
Information Technology Practical Fee ……	GH¢30.00

(c) Correction of Entries

After submission of entries, candidates who wish to make any change(s) during the registration period will pay the following charges:

●GH¢50.00 for correction of name, address and picture,

●the relevant fees stated in 3 (11)(b) plus practical fee (where applicable).

NB: the registration website will automatically shut down after 15th February,

. No requests for late entries, additions or amendments	would	be
accepted after the deadline.

WAEC MAY-JUNE GBCE LIST OF PARTICIPATING BANKS

Candidates may pay their registration fees at any branch of the following banks:

Prudential Bank

Ecobank

Bank of Africa

International Commercial Bank (ICB)

Zenith Bank

United Bank of Africa (UBA)

UniBank

Agricultural Development Bank

(13)REFUND OF FEES

Fees once paid are not refundable. However, when a notice of withdrawal of candidature is received within one month after the close of entries and the reasons for withdrawal are satisfactory, the Head of National Office (HNO), may grant a refund of the total fee paid less 15% for administrative expenses.

(14)REQUEST FOR RE-MARKING

Candidates who will request for the re-marking of their scripts should do so not later than two months after the release of results. Any such candidate would pay the appropriate fees.

(15)DISPOSAL OF SCRIPTS

Scripts will be disposed of three (3) months after the release of results.

NB: NO QUERIES RELATING TO SCRIPTS WILL THEREFORE BE

ENTERTAINED AFTER THIS PERIOD.

HEAD OF NATIONAL OFFICE

WAEC, ACCRA

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DIRECTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1.Report at the Examination Hall at least thirty minutes before the start of the paper. The timetable shows the time actual writing begins but you will be allowed five minutes at the beginning of each paper to complete your particulars on the front cover of the answer booklet. You are not to write anything in the answer booklet during this period. The time allocated for reading through question papers or studying maps, etc., is included in the total time allowed for the papers unless the rubric states otherwise.

2.	If you arrive more than 30 minutes late you will be required to give a satisfactory reason to
	the Supervisor otherwise you will not be allowed to take the examination. You will not be
	allowed to leave the examination room till at least 30 minutes after the start of the
	examination.
3.	Write your full index number, your name, the title of the paper and the date of examination
	clearly on every answer booklet, supplementary sheet, loose maps, graph sheet (paper) and
	any other paper which you may use.
4.	If an examination paper for which you have not entered is handed to you or if the question
	indicates that a map or other materials should also have been given out, but you have not
	received them, raise your hand immediately and inform the Supervisor or Invigilator when
	he comes to you.
5.	Read the general directions that precede the questions very carefully. You will not gain
	extra marks if you answer more than the required number of questions. Much time may be
	wasted in writing down information not asked for.
6.	Write on both sides of the paper unless the instructions on the question paper states
	otherwise. Leave a margin at both right-hand and left-hand edges. Leave two lines
	between answers where these are sub-sections to the same question. Begin the answer to
	each full question on a fresh page. Do not leave blank pages between answers.
7.	You must do all rough work in your answer booklet. (You will not be given any paper for
	that purpose and, of course, you should not bring any rough work paper with you into the
	examination room). When you finish the rough work, cross it out neatly. You will not
	lose marks for doing rough work in your answer booklet.
8.	Write the number of the question clearly at the beginning of each answer. If the question
	has sub-sections show these also clearly. Do not copy the question.
	Be careful to use the same system of numbering as that on the question paper.
9.	Remember that grammar, punctuation and spelling will be taken into account. Write your
	answers with pen. You may use a fountain pen or a good ball-point pen. However, pencils
	may be used only for diagrams and for multiple choice tests.
10.	Bring mathematical and drawing instruments, mathematical and statistical tables and
	mathematical and statistical formulae for Mathematics and Science subjects. If you are
	offering Typewriting, you must bring your typewriter to the examination hall.
11.	Do not waste so much time on one or two questions to prevent you from answering others
	which you will need to answer. No marks are given for irrelevant answers.
12.	If you decide to leave the examination room before the end of the period allotted to the
	paper, you must not take your question paper away with you; you must submit it together
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along with your script to the Supervisor. You may, however, return at the end of the period to collect your question paper.

13.As soon as you are told that time is up, arrange your papers in the order in which you have answered the questions. Also, ensure that your answer booklet and all supplementary sheets have your full index number and name written on them, fasten them together securely with string at the top left-hand corner. Stay at your place until your script has been collected and you are told to leave.

CAUTION

14.Do not leave your answers in such a position that another candidate can read them.

15.	No communication whatsoever will be allowed between and among candidates in the
	examination room.
16.	Any candidate who is detected giving or soliciting to obtain unfair assistance, or who is
	otherwise detected in any dishonesty whatsoever, will be reported to the Council for
	appropriate action.
17.	If it is discovered that candidates have either copied from other candidates or given
	opportunity to other candidates to copy from them or communicated dishonestly with other
	candidates, their papers will be cancelled.
18.	Candidates whose examination results have been cancelled for resorting to dishonest
	means may be barred from writing future examinations.
19.	All candidates must submit themselves to searching by the Supervisor or the Council’s
	representative before entering the examination hall. Candidates are not permitted to have
	in their desks or in their possession, while in the examination room, any book,
	memorandum or pocket-book, notes or papers whatsoever, except the correct question
	paper given out by the Supervisor/Invigilator in the examination room. Candidates using
	slide rules and mathematical instruments as permitted by the regulations must see to it that
	any information (formulae or other data) shown on them is securely covered. The slide
	rules and instrument boxes must be shown to the Supervisor/Invigilators before being
	used.
20.	Candidates should not take any used or unused writing paper out of the examination room.
	Candidates who disregard this caution are liable to the same penalty as those who may be
	detected for dishonesty. Supervisors and Invigilators have been authorized to search
	candidates both before and after they enter the examination room if they have reason to
	suspect that candidates are carrying prohibited materials.
21.	Candidates guilty of disorderly conduct or causing disturbance in or near the examination
	room are liable to be expelled from the examination room.
22.	The Council reserves the right to cancel the results of candidates if it is believed that they
	have been involved in irregularities before, during or after the examination.
23.	It is a criminal offence, punishable by law, to engage in any examination malpractice
	according to the WAEC Act 719 (2006). You are therefore requested to comport yourself
	strictly in accordance with the regulations bearing in mind that in addition to having your
	examination results cancelled you may be prosecuted in court.

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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING OBJECTIVE TEST PAPERS

These instructions should be carefully followed by candidates taking Objective Tests.

24.	You are required to bring into the examination room a pen, pencil sharpener, an eraser and
	a ruler. 2B pencils will be supplied to candidates in the examination room.
25.	You must write your full index number and name in ink on the question paper as required
	by the instructions on the question paper.
26.	All index numbers and answers must be shaded in pencil. Under no circumstance should
	pens of any type be used to shade index numbers and answers. The scoring machine can
	only read pencil marks; it is therefore necessary that you use only 2B pencil in recording
	your index number and answers on the objective answer sheet.
27.	To record your index number, you must re-shade carefully the machine shading of your
	index number on your objective answer sheet. An example has been given on the cover
	page of each question paper and this must be closely followed. The shading should cover
	the full width and length of the response position. The answer sheets are pre-printed with
	candidates’ names and index numbers, and you should make sure that you have the
	correct answer sheet which bears your index number and name.
28.	Answer spaces must be shaded as shown below for C.
	=A=	=B=	=C=	=D=	=E=

Note that the answer space has been shaded completely; note also that the shading does not continue beyond the two lines. Failure to shade the answer space as shown may result in loss of marks.

Candidates should find no difficulty in making suitable marks if they sharpen their 2B pencils to a fine point, and then rub the point gently on some scrap paper to make it slightly blunt. If a candidate finds genuine difficulty in making suitable marks as described above, it is better to over-mark, than to under-mark.

Note that the computer manufacturers state “No mark should extend more than one- sixteenth of an inch beyond the edges or ends of the mark positions”.

29. You must shade one and only one answer space for each question. Candidates should note that marking two responses to one question automatically gives them no score for the question. Therefore if you shade an answer space in error, erase the wrong shading completely and shade the correct answer space. If a candidate makes a poor erasure, and substitutes a new answer, there is the danger that the computer will read the erasure as a mark and give no score.

30.Under no circumstance should the answer sheet be folded or crumpled or damaged. The computer will reject such answer sheets.

31. Candidates are further asked to note that since The West African Examinations Council processes over three million answer sheets per year, it is quite impossible for each one to be given individual human scrutiny. It is therefore the responsibility of the candidate to complete his/her Objective Answer Sheet exactly as described in these instructions.

32SPECIAL WARNING ON STARTING AND ENDING A PAPER

When question papers are given out, no candidate should start work before the order to start is given. Furthermore, when the “stop work” order is given, candidates should immediately put down their pens or pencils.

Any candidate found working on a paper before the order to start work is given or found still writing when the order to stop work is given, commits an irregularity and will be penalized accordingly.

33. SPECIAL WARNING ON CENTRE ARRANGEMENTS

Candidates must present their Admission Notices at the Centre assigned to them. Candidates who do not present their Admission Notices may not be allowed to write the examination.

Candidates must write the examination at centres assigned to them by WAEC only. Candidates who write the examination at centres not assigned them may not get their result(s) in those papers.

34. SPECIAL WARNING ON THE USE OF CALCULATORS

Programmable calculators are not permitted for the examination.

35. SPECIAL WARNING ON MOBILE PHONES

Under no circumstance should mobile phones be brought into the examination hall.

The PUNISHMENT for bringing mobile phone into the examination hall is the

CANCELLATION OF THE CANDIDATE’S ENTIRE RESULTS.

HEAD OF NATIONAL OFFICE

WAEC, ACCRA

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RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR DEALING WITH CASES OF

IRREGULARITY AT THE COUNCIL’S EXAMINATIONS

Please note that the following rules and regulations are backed by WAEC Law 719 (2006). Apart from the action which the Council will take if any of the rules are breached, offending candidates may be prosecuted and if found guilty, sentenced to a fine of between GH¢600.00 and GH¢3,000.00 or terms of imprisonment up to 2 years or both.

1.Bringing Foreign Material

(a)	Where a candidate commits an offence such as bringing into the examination
	hall notes, textbooks, prepared materials or any other printed materials, the
	candidate’s results in the examination shall be withheld pending cancellation of the
	subject result by the appropriate Committee of Council.

(b)Where a candidate commits an offence such as bringing into the examination hall without prior authorization, a blank piece of paper or any other material not covered under 1 (a) above which is intended to give the candidate undue advantage, the result of the candidate in the subject involved shall be cancelled.

(c)Where a candidate brings into an examination hall a programmable calculator or any other electronic communication device, to gain unfair advantage, the results of the candidate in the subject involved shall be cancelled. Candidates with hearing disability may with the permission of the Supervisor, be allowed to bring hearing aid into the examination hall.

(d)Mobile Phones are not allowed under any circumstance in the examination hall. The punishment for bringing mobile phone into the examination hall is cancellation of the candidate’s entire results.

2.Irregular Activities Inside or Outside the Examination Hall

(a)Where a candidate is apprehended for offences such as those listed below inside or outside the examination hall, the candidate’s results in the entire examination shall be withheld pending cancellation of the entire results by the appropriate Committee of Council.

(i)Stealing, coveting or misappropriating the scripts of other candidates.

(ii)Substituting worked scripts during or after the examination.

(iii)Seeking or receiving help from non-candidates such as Invigilators, Supervisors, Teachers or other personalities during the examination.

(b)Where the person giving help is not a candidate for the current examination but a prospective candidate, he/she shall be barred from taking any examination conducted by the Council for one year and will also be reported to the appropriate authority for disciplinary action. In addition to the above action, the candidate’s entire results shall be cancelled.

(c)Where a candidate is apprehended for offence(s) such as those listed below inside or outside the examination hall, the candidate’s results in the subject(s) involved shall be withheld pending cancellation of the subject results by the appropriate Committee of Council.

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(i)Tearing part of the question paper or answer booklet during the examination.

(ii)Refusing to submit worked scripts to the Supervisor after the examination.

(iii)Other irregular activities within the immediate precincts of the examination hall before, during or after the examination.

(iv)Where a candidate starts writing before commencement of work is officially announced OR continues writing after official orders have been given for candidates to stop work.

3.Collusion

(a)Where a candidate is caught during the examination passing notes for help from other candidates, receiving or giving assistance, talking with or colluding in a manner with another candidate, the candidate’s entire results shall be withheld pending the cancellation of the result of the subject involved by the appropriate Committee of Council.

(b)Where cases of cheating are detected in scripts and/or otherwise established in one paper, the result of the subject involved shall be cancelled. Where a candidate is proved to have cheated in more than one paper/subject, his results in those subjects shall be cancelled.

4.Impersonation

Where a person is caught impersonating a candidate, he/she shall be handed over to the police for prosecution. The entire results of the person being impersonated and those of the impersonator, if he/she is also a candidate for any WAEC examination, shall be withheld pending cancellation by the appropriate Committee of Council. Both the impersonator and the impersonated shall be barred from taking any examination conducted by the Council for a period of not less than two years.

The Council reserves the right to publish the names of persons so barred.

5.Leakage

(a)Where cases of leakage are established in a centre, the entire results of the candidates offering the subject(s) at the centre shall be withheld pending the cancellation of the subject(s) results of the candidates at the centre by the appropriate Committee of Council. The results of any candidates who are found innocent by the Council shall be released.

(b)Candidates proved to have been involved in the leakage of any subject in which leakage has been established shall have their entire results withheld pending cancellation of the entire results by the appropriate Committee of Council.

(b)Where it is established that the school authorities condoned, connived at, and/or encouraged the leakage, the entire results of the candidates at the centre shall be withheld pending cancellation of the entire results by the appropriate Committee of Council.

(d)Where any listed cases in 5(a), 5(b), 5(c) above is established, the school shall be de-recognized in accordance with rule 6 below.

6.Mass Cheating

(a)Where more than half of the candidates in the centre/subject are involved in collusion or other forms of examination malpractice, this shall be regarded as mass cheating.

(b)Where there are established cases of mass cheating in a centre/subject, the entire results of the candidates at the centre shall be withheld pending cancellation of the subject results for those confirmed to have cheated.

(c)Where mass cheating has been established the following shall apply:

(i)In cases of schools, a report shall be made to the Ministry of Education or the appropriate Board for disciplinary action to be taken against the person(s) responsible and the School shall be de-recognized for a period not less than one year.

(ii)In the case of public centres, the Council shall take appropriate action.

(d)A school shall be de-recognized for a stated period if:

(i)mass cheating is established in more than one paper/subject.

(ii)the appropriate Committee of Council is satisfied that the school cannot ensure the satisfactory conduct of the Council’s examinations.

(e)De-recognition implies that:

(i)the school authority can no longer organize or manage the school as a school centre, although the Council or its agent may use the physical facilities of the school for the purpose of the examinations.

(ii)the school may be allowed to present its students as School Candidates, but the conduct of the whole examination (Practical and Theory) shall be the responsibility of Council. The school concerned shall pay prescribed fees as extra for the supervision and invigilation of the examination before the examination begins.

(iii)Notwithstanding 6(e) above, recognition may be restored upon a written

assurance from the administering authority of the school that the necessary requirement has been satisfied. Such assurance shall contain details of measures being taken to ensure the satisfactory conduct of the examination, including measures which shall be subject to acceptance by the Council. Recognition, however, will only be restored after at least one year of de-recognition.

7.Insult/Assault on Supervisors/Invigilators/Inspectors

(a)Where a candidate insults or assaults a Supervisor/Invigilator in the lawful performance of his duties inside or outside the examination hall, or in any other way disturbs the conduct of the examination, the entire results of the candidate shall be withheld pending cancellation of the entire results by the appropriate Committee of Council. The candidate may be handed over to the police for prosecution. In addition, he/she shall be barred from taking any examination conducted by the Council for a period not less than two years.

(b)Where a candidate brings into the examination hall or uses anything including chemical substance with intent to cause injury, temporary or permanent incapacity to any authorized person in the examination hall, including other candidates, the results of the candidate shall be withheld pending the cancellation of the entire

results by the appropriate Committee of Council. In addition the candidate shall be barred for a period of not less than two years.

(c)Contravention of (b) above shall not preclude legal action being taken against the candidate by the Council or individuals concerned.

8.Contravention of Instructions to Candidates

(a)Where a candidate, in contravention of the instructions to candidates, writes with pencil instead of ink or shades with ink instead of pencil, his/her results shall be withheld pending cancellation of his/her subject result by the appropriate Committee of Council.

(b)Where a candidate fails to complete the cover page of his/her answer booklet as specified in the instructions, his/her results shall be withheld

pending cancellation of the subject result by the appropriate Committee of Council.

9.New Cases

As new cases arise which are not covered by the above rules, the appropriate Committee of Council shall take necessary action.

10.These rules shall be subject to review as and when necessary.

HEAD OF NATIONAL OFFICE

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APPENDIX A

GENERAL BUSINESS CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

SUBJECT COMBINATIONS FOR THE AWARD OF GROUP CERTIFICATE

Candidates may offer one out of the choices labelled C1, C2 and C3 as indicated below:

				OPTIONAL SUBJECTS
CODE	TITLE	COMPULSORY		(minimum 3 subjects)
			SUBJECTS
			Financial
			Accounting		Mathematics
					Commerce
C1	Accounting		English		Business Law
			Language		Economics
					Cost Accounting
					Social Studies
					Integrated Science
			Economics		Financial
					Accounting
			English		Mathematics
			Language		Commerce
C2	Business Studies				Business law
					Office Practice
					Social Studies
					Integrated Science
			Shorthand 80		Office Practice
			wpm		Business Law
					Economics
					Commerce
			Typewriting		English Language
			40wpm		Mathematics
C3	Secretarial Studies
					Social Studies
					Integrated Science

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APPENDIX B

ADVANCED BUSINESS CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

SUBJECT COMBINATIONS FOR THE AWARD OF DIPLOMA CERTIFICATES

Candidates may offer one out of the choices labelled D1, D2, D3, and D4 as indicated below.

CODE	TITLE	COMPULSORY	OPTIONAL SUBJECTS
		SUBJECTS		(2 Subjects Minimum)
				Economics
		• Financial Accounting		Taxation
		• Cost and Management		Business Law
D1	Diploma in Accounting	Accounting		Business Finance
		•Auditing		Business Mathematics
				Business Communication
				Information Technology
				Economics
				Business Law
		•Marketing		Business Mathematics
D2	Diploma in Business	•Business Finance		Financial Accounting
	Administration	•Human Resource Mgt.
				Business Communication
				Information Technology
				Typewriting (50 wpm )
				Economics
		•Business Communication		Business Law
D3	Diploma in Office	•Office Admin. & Practice		Business Finance
	Management	•Information Technology
				Human Resource Mgt.
				Marketing
				Business Mathematics
		•Hardware & Networking		Financial Accounting
D4	Diploma in Information	•Information Technology		Marketing
	Technology	•Information Systems		Human Resource Mgt.
			 Office Admin. & Practice

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GENERAL BUSINESS CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

MAY/JUNE

FINAL TIME TABLE

		PAPER
	DATE	CODE	SUBJECT/PAPER	DURATION	TIME
		0214/1	Integrated Science 1(Obj. & Essay)	2 hours 30 mins.	8.30 a.m.-11.00 a .m
	Tuesday
	5th April, 2016		Integrated Science 2(Test of	2 hours	1.00 p. m – 3.00 p. m
		0214/2	Practical Work)
	Wednesday		Typewriting (1st Set)	2 hours 40 mins.	8.30 a. m – 11.10 a. m
	6th April, 2016	0212/0	(2nd Set)	2 hours 40 mins.	12.00 noon – 2.40 p .m
	Thursday	0211/0	Shorthand (80wpm)	1 hour 10 mins.	8.30 a. m – 9. 40 a. m
	7th April, 2016
	Friday		English Language 3 (Oral)
	8th April, 2016	0206/3	1st Set	30 minutes	8.30 a. m .- 9.00 a. m
			2nd Set	30 minutes	8.30 a. m – 9.00 a. m
	Monday	0202/2	Mathematics 2 (Essay)	2 hours 30 mins.	8.30 a.m.-11.00 a.m.
	11th April, 2016	0202/1	Mathematics 1 (Objective)	1 hour 30 mins.	1.00 p.m.- 2.30 p. m
	Tuesday	0207/1	Financial Accounting 1 (Essay)	2 hours 30 mins.	8.30 a.m.-11.00 a. m
	12th April, 2016	0207/2	Financial Accounting 2 (Objective)	1 hour	1.00 p.m.-2.00 p. m
	Wednesday	0204/1	Cost Accounting 1 (Essay)	2 hours 30 mins.	8.30 a. m -11.00 a. m
	13th April, 2016	0204/2	Cost Accounting 2 (Objective)	1 hour	1.00 p. m -2.00 p. m
	Thursday	0210/1	Office Practice 1 (Essay)	2 hours 30 mins.	8.30 a.m.-11.00 a. m
	14th April, 2016	0210/2	Office Practice 2 (Objective & Case	2 hours	1.00 p. m – 3.00 p. m
			Study)
	Monday	0206/1	English Language 1 (Essay)	3 hours	8.30 a.m.-11.30 a. m
	18th April, 2016
		0206/2	English Language 2 (Objective)	1 hour	1.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m.
	Tuesday	0203/1	Commerce 1 (Essay)	2 hours 30 mins.	8.30 a. m -11.00 a. m
	19th April, 2016	0203/2	Commerce 2 (Objective)	1 hour	1.00 p. m – 2.00 p. m
	Wednesday	0209/1	Marketing 1 (Essay)	2 hours	8.30 a. m -10.30 a. m
	20th April, 2016	0209/2	Marketing 2 (Objective & Case	2 hours	1.00 p. m – 3.00 p. m
			Study)
	Thursday	0213/2	Social Studies 2(Essay)	3 hours	8.30 a.m.-11.30 a. m
	21st April, 2016	0213/1	Social Studies 1 (Objective)	50 mins.	1.00 p. m – 1.50 p. m
	Friday		Information Technology 1
	22nd April, 2016	0208/1	(Practical) (1st Set) (2nd Set)	2 hours	8.30 a.m.-10.30 a. m
				2 hours	12.00 noon -2.00 p. m
	Monday	0205/1	Economics 1 (Essay)	3 hours	8.30 a. m -11.30 a. m
	25th April, 2016	0205/2	Economics 2 (Objective)	1 hour	1.00 p. m – 2.00 p. m
	Tuesday	0201/1	Business Law 1 (Essay)	2 hours 30 mins.	8.30 a. m.-11.00 a. m
	26th April, 2016	0201/2	Business Law 2 (Objective)	1 hour	1.00 p. m -2.00 p. m
	Thursday	0208/2	Information Technology 2 (Essay)	2 hours	8.30 a. m – 10.30 a. m
	28th April, 2016

NOTE:

(1)DIFFERENCE IN TIME ON QUESTION PAPER AND TIMETABLE

Where the duration indicated on the question paper differs from that on the timetable, the one on the question paper should be followed.

(2)EXTRA TIME FOR BLIND, DEAF AND DUMB CANDIDATES

Blind, deaf and dumb candidates are to be allowed one and half (1½) times the time allotted to other candidates.

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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

ACCRA

ADVANCED BUSINESS CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

MAY/JUNE 2016

FINAL TIME TABLE

	PAPER
DATE	CODE	SUBJECT/PAPER	DURATION	TIME
Monday
4th April, 2016	0313/0	Typewriting	2 hours 40 mins	8.30 a.m.-11.10 a. m
Tuesday	0315/1	Human Resource Management 1	2 hours 30mins	8.30 a.m.-11.00 a. m
5th April, 2016	0315/2	Human Resource Management 2	1hour 30 mins	1.00 p. m – 2. 30 p. m
Wednesday,
6th April, 2016	0305/0	Business Mathematics	3 hours	8.30 a.m.- 11.30 a. m
	0314/0	Hardware and Networking	3 hours	1.00 p. m – 4.00 p. m
Thursday
7th April, 2016	0306/0	Cost and Management Accounting	3 hours 10 mins	8.30a.m.-11.40 a. m
Friday
8th April, 2016	0302/0	Business Communication	3 hours	8.30 a.m-11.30 a. m
Monday,	0307/1	Economics 1	2 hours 30mins	8.30 a. m -11.00 a. m
11th April, 2016	0307/2	Economics 2	2 hours	1.00 p.m.- 3.00 p. m
Tuesday,	0310/1	Marketing 1	2 hours	8.30 a.m.- 10.30 a. m
12th April, 2016	0310/2	Marketing 2	1 hour 30 mins.	1.00 p. m – 2.30 p. m
Wednesday
13th April, 2016	0308/0	Financial Accounting	3 hours 10 mins.	8.30 a. m -11.40 a. m
Thursday	0304/0	Business Law	3 hours	8.30 a. m -11.30 a. m
14th April, 2016
	0309/2	Information Technology 2	2 hours 30 mins	1.00 p. m – 3. 30 p. m
	0319/0	Taxation	3 hours	8.30 a.m. – 11.30 a. m
Monday
18th April, 2016	0316/0	Information Systems	3 hours	1.00 p. m – 4.00 p. m
Tuesday
19th April, 2016	0311/0	Office Administration & Practice	3 hours	8.30 a. m – 11.30	a. m
Wednesday
20th April, 2016	0301/0	Auditing	3 hours	8.30 a. m – 11.30	a. m
Thursday
21st April, 2016	0303/0	Business Finance	3 hours	8.30 a. m – 11.30	a. m
Friday		Information Technology 1	2 hours	8.30 a. m – 10.30 a. m
22nd April, 2016	0309/1	(Practical)(1st Set)	2 hours	12.00 noon -2.00 p. m
		(Practical)(2nd Set)

NOTE:

(1)DIFFERENCE IN TIME ON QUESTION PAPER AND TIMETABLE

Where the duration indicated on the question paper differs from that on the timetable, the one on the question paper should be followed.

(2)EXTRA TIME FOR BLIND, DEAF AND DUMB CANDIDATES

Blind, deaf and dumb candidates are to be allowed one and half (1½) times the time allotted to other candidates.