15/08/2026
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CSG, being among the stakeholders in this significant achievement, we are pleased to see chemistry ranked among the top credited subjects in this recent examination. Our ongoing contribution has played a key role in the success of science students, particularly in chemistry. Thank you all for your support, and kudos to the tutors. Congratulations 🎉 to the students. We look forward to CSG continuing to participate in this national initiative to advance science and development to the next level.
𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐂𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒
The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education wishes to express its sincere gratitude to the \West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for the successful administration and prompt release of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results for school candidates.
Following the receipt of the official raw performance dataset, MoBSE conducted a comprehensive empirical evaluation.
The Ministry is pleased to present this overview of candidate performance across Senior Secondary Schools in The Gambia to inform the public, parents, and education stakeholders.
Regarding candidate population and gender, out of 𝟐𝟎,𝟔𝟏𝟎 total registered candidates, a total of 𝟏𝟗,𝟕𝟔𝟐 candidates had their results processed.
The demographic data highlights strong female participation and leadership in senior secondary education, with 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟏𝟐,𝟓𝟕𝟑 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝟔𝟑.𝟔𝟐% of total candidates) and 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟕.𝟏𝟖𝟗 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝟑𝟔.𝟑𝟖%).
𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬, which serve as vital indicators of foundational literacy and numeracy, 𝟓,𝟏𝟕𝟏 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 (𝟐𝟔.𝟏𝟕% of the student population) achieved a Credit grade(𝐀𝟏 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝟔) in 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞, while 𝟏, 𝟖𝟏𝟒 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 (𝟗.𝟏𝟖% of the student population) achieved a Credit grade in 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬.
When measuring against the core academic qualification benchmark, which requires candidates to secure 5 or more Credits including 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 , a total of 𝟏,𝟒𝟏𝟎 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 (𝟕.𝟏𝟑% 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬) met this standard.
Looking at the gender breakdown of candidates meeting this benchmark, female candidates led the nation by representing 813 of the qualifying total (57.66%), while male candidates accounted for 597 (42.34%).
𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 demonstrated remarkable resilience, with strong credit pass rates. In the Pure Sciences, Chemistry saw 2,015 candidates registered, achieving 1,131 Credits (56.13%). Biology had 2,678 candidates registered, recording 1,321 Credits (49.33%). Physics registered 1,908 candidates, resulting in 696 Credits (36.48%).
𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬, which recorded 4,914 total subject entries, performance was similarly encouraging. Auto Mechanics registered 464 candidates, obtaining 350 Credits (75.43%).
Woodwork saw 777 candidates, achieving 365 Credits (46.98%). Applied Electricity registered 316 candidates, securing 105 Credits (33.23%).
Technical Drawing registered 1,043 candidates, recording 360 Credits (34.52%).
Metalwork registered 777 candidates, obtaining 239 Credits (30.76%). Finally, Information & Communication Technology (|CT) registered 1,537 candidates, yielding 378 Credits (24.59%).
𝐀𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝟕,𝟐𝟏𝟐 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨-𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲 reveals that this group does not simply represent students who failed everything.
Instead, their outcomes fall into distinct operational groups majorly affected by 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐦. A majority of this group actually earned passing grades.
For example 3,758 candidates (52.11%) of this number who sat for all their registered examinations successfully achieved Passes that is D7-E8.
𝟖𝟗𝟑 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 (𝟏𝟐.𝟑𝟖%) missed one or more papers due to partial absence but still managed to earn Passes in the subjects they wrote.
Crucially, 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝟕,𝟐𝟏𝟐 𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨-𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝟏.𝟒𝟗𝟔 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 (𝟐𝟎.𝟕𝟒%) represented instances of complete academic failure, where students sat for every single scheduled examination paper yet failed every subject with a grade of F9.
The remaining candidates without passing grades were impacted by attendance issues rather than full exam attempts: 866 candidates (12.01% experienced partial absenteeism and failed the remaining papers they completed, while 199 candidates (2.76%) were fully absent, missing 100% of their registered examinations and recording zero scores entirely due to non- attendance.
Building on this national overview, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 in the country in the 2026 WASSCE results. An impressive 97.04% of its 135 candidates achieved five credits or more including English Language and Mathematics, alongside a 100% overall credit pass rate and an average of 8.75 credits per student Yunus English School SSS Annex (Jamwelly) secured 2nd place overall,
Achieving a strong 77.78% qualifying pass rate.
A total of 27 candidates earned five credits or more, with students averaging 8.00 credits each.
𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭-𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 demonstrated formidable breadth across the national standings, securing 𝟏𝟔 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟓 positions. High-volume academic powerhouses 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 (𝟑𝐫𝐝) and 𝐍𝐮𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 (𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡)generated the largest numbers of university- eligible candidates in the country, producing 256 qualifying students each.
They were joined in the top tier by major regional centers including St. Peter's Technical SSS (11th, 32 37%), Brikama Methodist Academy (12th, 31.65%) Charles Jow Memorial Academy (13th, 24.57%), Sabi SSS (15th, 21.74%), Njawara SSS (16th, 15.00%), Arch-Deacon George Memorial SSS (17th, 15.00%), Sifoe SSS (18th, 14.20%), Numuyel SSS (19th, 13.64%), St. Therese’s SSS (21st, 12.12%), St. Francis Junior & SSS (22nd, 9.90%), Kuntaya SSS (24th, 7.79%), and Latrikunda Sabiji SSS (25th, 7.36%).
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 accounted for 𝟗 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟓 rankings. Bevond 2nd- ranked Yunus Jamwelly Annex, key private sector performers included Jadu’s Senior Secondary School (4th, 59.26%), Prospect Senior Secondary School (5th, 58.82%), Gambia Methodist Academy (6th, 55.,91%), Future Generation SSS (7th, 55.56%), ABC Senior Secondary School (8th, 54.90%), Unity Comprehensive SSS (9th, 50.00%), Da Vinci SSS (14th, 22.03%), Yunus English School SSS Annex Kotu (20th, 12.50%), and West African International SSS (23rd, 9.38%).
A complete, comprehensive ranking of all 151 schools that registered candidates for the 2026 WASSCE examination will be published by the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) in due course.
In reassuring the public and outlining key next steps, MoBSE emphasizes that national educational performance remains structurally sound. The strong results achieved in specialized streams such as Chemistry with a 56.13% Credit rate and Auto Mechanics with a 75.43% Credit rate demonstrate that technical and scientific disciplines are thriving across the country.
Furthermore, female empowerment continues to be a standout hallmark of the Gambian education system, with female students representing 63.62% of total candidate enrollment and earning 57.66% of the top qualifying benchmarks.
To address areas needing improvement, MoBSE is actively embarking on comprehensive structural reforms to strengthen foundational literacy and numeracy while providing robust professional development support for teachers countrywide.
Through these targeted initiatives, the Ministry remains firmly dedicated to maintaining academic quality, ensuring data transparency, and supporting every Gambian student toward fulfilling their educational potential.
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