The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) announced the results of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) on Friday. Minister for Basic and Secondary Education, Habibatou Drammeh, delivered the announcement during a media briefing. The event took place at the MoBSE Conference Hall located in Banjul. This briefing provided a full overview of the performance of schools and students across The Gambia.
Mansa Colley Bojang's Stellar Results
Mansa Colley Bojang Senior Secondary School, located in Brikama Jalanbang, has been identified as the number one overall-ranked school in The Gambia for the 2026 WASSCE. This recognition notes the school's exceptional academic performance in the highly competitive examination. The school presented 135 candidates for the examination. An impressive 97.04% of its candidates achieved five credits or more, including English Language and Mathematics. Mansa Colley Bojang Senior Secondary School also recorded a 100% overall credit pass rate, with its students averaging 8.75 credits each. This outstanding achievement places the school at the pinnacle of national academic excellence. In comparison, Numuyel SSS ranked 19th nationally, with 13.64% of its candidates achieving the five-credit threshold. Da Vinci SSS secured the 14th position, with 22.03% of its candidates meeting the same criteria, while Kuntaya SSS ranked 24th, with 7.79%.
Top Performing Schools
Yunus English School SSS Annex (Jamwelly) secured second place overall in the 2026 WASSCE rankings. The school recorded a 77.78% qualifying pass rate, with 27 candidates earning five credits or more, including English Language and Mathematics. Students at Yunus English School SSS Annex (Jamwelly) averaged 8 credits each, demonstrating a strong collective performance. Masroor Senior Secondary School ranked 3rd, while Nusrat Senior Secondary School placed 10th. Both Masroor Senior Secondary School and Nusrat Senior Secondary School each produced 256 university-eligible candidates, indicating a significant number of their students met the criteria for higher education admission.
Jadu’s Senior Secondary School ranked 4th, with 59.26% of its candidates meeting the qualifying criteria. Prospect Senior Secondary School followed in 5th position with a 58.82% pass rate, showcasing consistent high performance. Gambia Methodist Academy secured 6th place, with 55.91% of its students achieving the required credits. Future Generation SSS ranked 7th, recording a 55.56% pass rate. ABC Senior Secondary School placed 8th overall, with 54.90% of its candidates obtaining five credits or more. Unity Full SSS also made it into the top ten, ranking 9th with an impressive 50.00% of its candidates achieving the five-credit threshold.
Sectoral Performance and Trends
Female students constituted 63.62 percent of the total candidate enrollment and earned 57.66 percent of the top qualifying benchmarks, noting their significant participation and achievement in the examinations. Private schools consistently performed better than public schools in terms of top grades in the 2026 WASSCE results. Public and grant-aided schools secured 16 of the top 25 positions, while private schools accounted for 9 of the top 25 rankings. This distribution indicates a strong presence of both public and private institutions among the top performers.
St Peter’s Technical SSS ranked 11th with 32.37% of its candidates achieving five credits or more. Brikama Methodist Academy followed in 12th position with 31.65%. Charles Jow Memorial Academy ranked 13th with 24.57%. Sabi SSS secured 15th place with 21.74%. Njawara SSS ranked 16th with 15.00%, the same percentage as Arch-Deacon George Memorial SSS, which ranked 17th. Sifoe SSS finished 18th, with 14.20% of its candidates meeting the qualification criteria. Further down the list, St Therese’s SSS ranked 21st with 12.12%, St Francis Junior & SSS ranked 22nd with 9.90%, and West African International SSS ranked 23rd with 9.38%. Yunus English School SSS Annex Kotu secured the 20th position with 12.50% of its candidates achieving the required five credits. Latrikunda Sabiji SSS rounded out the top 25, ranking 25th with 7.36% of its candidates meeting the qualification criteria.