How to calculate WAEC, JAMB, and Post-UTME aggregate

Before you can be admitted into any institutions in Nigeria, your cut-off marks/Post-UTME aggregate score is the first thing that must be considered. That means you will need your JAMB, score post-UTME, and either WAEC/NECO or any other O' level results that are accepted by the school you want to go to calculate this score. 

In this tutorial, you will learn how to calculate and sum up the aggregate within the range of 2 to 3 minutes. 

I will first of all start by calculating  WAEC results with examples, then calculate the JAMB examination, and lastly post-UTME to obtain the required summation we are trying to obtain from this tutorial.

For you to understand/enjoy this tutorial fully without missing any of the calculations we are about to do, find for yourself a sheet of paper and a pen to follow along with. 

You will also need to write out your WAEC grade that you score in any of the 5 (five) relevant to your course, your JAMB, and your post-UTME score. 

Before we get started I want you to check the cut-off marks for all the universities and colleges of education in Nigeria. Knowing your cut-off will help to sit well in your various examination in other to achieve your dream school. 

With that being said let's get started with step one.

How does WAEC calculate aggregate results?

WAEC is calculated by adding up the grade you score on five (5) subjects that are relevant to the course you want to study. For example, A1 stands for 8 points, B2, 7 points, B3 6 points,  C4 5 points, and so on. Check the below table for more information.

 

Grades	Numerical Value	Point Obtainable
A1	75-100	8
B2	70-74	7
B3	65-69	6
C4	60-64	5
C5	55-59	4
C6	50-54	3
D7	45-49	0
E8	40-44	0
F9	0-39	0

From the table above you can understand the west African Examination Council WAEC marks its examination. Now that we have gotten how to calculate it, let's see an example that can simplify it better.

Let's assume Myschool Update who is a mechanical engineer and participated in the 2022 waec examination and had the following grade in his result:

Mathematics A1.

English language B3.

Physics B2.

Chemistry A1.

 Economics C4.

To calculate his aggregate marks, Myschool Update will have to add all the grades together to obtain his point.

From the grade above, 

Total marks = 8 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 5 = 34% (If you get lost on how I got all those digits,  please, quickly refer to the table above).

View: How to do JAMB reprinting

University that accepts 170, 180, and 190 cut off marks in Nigeria

 How does Jamb calculate its score?

JAMB score is calculated by dividing candidates' scores by the number of questions set per subject times 100 (E.g 40/60 × 100).

What is this?  I know you are a bit confused. Let me put more light to enhance a better understanding. The way UTME is calculated varies from one subject to another. Although it fluctuates, the same making guard is always followed by the board. What did I mean? 

For example, the question in the English language is more than any other subject that is conducted by the board. English-60-questions others 40 each. 

If Myschool Updates writes the JAMB and scores 50/60 in English, 35/40 in mathematics, 30/40 in chemistry, and 33/40 in physics, my calculations will be as the following :

English = 50 ÷ 60 × 100 = 83.

Mathematics = 35 ÷ 40 × 100 = 88.

Chemistry = 33 ÷ 40 × 100 = 83.

Physics = 30 ÷ 40 × 100 = 75.

The total score will be = 83 + 88 + 83 + 75 = 329

How to calculate the post-UTME score 

To calculate the post-UTME score, you will need to divide your cumulative JAMB score by 8 and add it to your waec aggregate marks. This is what I meant: 

post utme aggregate = jamb ÷ 8 + 100

Let's assume you score 329  in jamb and your waec aggregate is 34% then your total score will be 329 ÷ 8 + 34 = 75. 

With this mark plus the main post-examination score, you are already set for any school in Nigeria. 

Are you satisfied with this explanation? If you are not yet filled up this tutorial or you have any questions apart from the topics that we treated here, feel free to comment in the comment section below or contact us.