Find a BECE or WASSCE Tutor: What to Ask
Choosing a tutor for BECE or WASSCE prep: the level filter, the subjects that matter most, questions to ask and how many lessons a week work.
A good BECE tutor or WASSCE tutor is not only someone who knows the subject. They know the exam: the past questions, how marks are given and how little time is left. This guide shows how to find tutors who teach exam preparation on LessonPro, and what to ask before you pay for the first lesson.
Filter by BECE Prep or WASSCE Prep
Tutors choose the levels they teach. Two of those levels are for exams: BECE Prep for JHS students sitting the BECE, and WASSCE Prep for SHS students sitting the WASSCE.
- Open Find a Tutor on getlessonpro.com.
- Pick the Subject, for example Mathematics.
- Under Level, pick BECE Prep or WASSCE Prep.
- Pick your Area, or leave it on all areas to include tutors who teach online.
In the app, use the Subject and Area filters, then open each profile and check Levels for BECE Prep or WASSCE Prep.
You can also start from a subject page, such as Mathematics or Elective Mathematics. Each one lists the verified tutors for that subject.
The subjects that matter most
For SHS placement after the 2025 BECE, the Ministry of Education counted the four core subjects (English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science and Social Studies) plus the candidate's two best other subjects. Every core subject counts, so a weak one pulls the whole aggregate down. Start with the core subject your child finds hardest.
At WASSCE, the same four core subjects sit beside the student's electives. Tutors can list electives such as Elective Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics and Accounting. Check that the profile lists WASSCE Prep, not only SHS.
Questions to ask before the first lesson
Call or WhatsApp the tutor from their profile, or send a lesson request with your questions in the message. Ask:
- Which years of past questions do you use, and do you mark them? A tutor who marks your child's answers the way an examiner would is worth more than one who only explains.
- Have you taught BECE or WASSCE candidates before? How did they do? Listen for specific answers.
- Can the first lesson find the gaps? A good first lesson is part test, part teaching. Ask what the tutor will tell you afterwards.
- How will I know my child is improving? Weekly scores on timed past questions are easy to follow.
- How long is one lesson, and what is the price per lesson or per month? What tutors in Ghana charge.
- Online or at home? If online, which platform, and will your child have the data and a quiet room?
Check the profile too. A gold Credential verified badge means we checked a certificate, such as an NTC licence or B.Ed. Reviews marked Verified student come from a phone number we confirmed by SMS. What the badges on a tutor profile mean.
How many lessons a week, and when to start
There is no rule, and a tutor who promises a grade is guessing. Use the gap between where your child is now and where they need to be.
Start early if you can. One or two terms before the exam leaves time to fix weak topics, then practise full papers. Starting in the final weeks still helps, but the work becomes revision and exam technique, not new learning.
A starting point. For one subject, two lessons a week of 1 to 1.5 hours gives time to teach, set past questions and mark them. Add a third lesson in the last weeks if the scores are not moving.
Spread the subjects. Two subjects with two lessons each can be easier on a JHS 3 student than four subjects squeezed into one long evening. Plan around school, homework and rest.
Review after a month. Compare the timed past-question scores from week 1 and week 4. If nothing has changed, talk to the tutor before you pay for another month.
When you have chosen, request a lesson from the tutor's profile. Put "BECE Maths" or "WASSCE Chemistry" in the message so the tutor can prepare.