No. In the WASSCE, C6 is the lowest credit. D7 and E8 are passes, and F9 is a fail:
| Grade | Counts as |
|---|---|
| A1, B2, B3 | Excellent to very good |
| C4, C5, C6 | Credit |
| D7, E8 | Pass, not a credit |
| F9 | Fail |
The distinction matters because nearly every door after senior high school is opened by credits, and most of them by credits in two particular core subjects: English Language and Mathematics.
Where a D7 stops you
| You want | What is usually asked | Does D7 count? |
|---|---|---|
| A public university degree | Credits (A1-C6) in core English, core Maths and Integrated Science or Social Studies, and three electives | No |
| Nursing and midwifery training | Credits in the core subjects | No |
| A college of education | Credits in core English and Maths | No |
| The police service, general duty | 6 credits including English and Maths | No |
| The immigration service, general duty | 5 credits including English and Maths | No |
| The Armed Forces | 6 credits including Core English, Maths and Science | No |
The security services’ rules are from their most recent notices; each recruitment publishes its own, so read the one you apply under. — Joining the Armed Forces — Joining the police — Joining the immigration service
Some private universities, technical universities and diploma programmes accept a D7 in an elective, or in one core subject alongside credits in the rest, and some run access or certificate courses for exactly this case. Ask the admissions office in writing which grades it accepts in which subjects; a website summary is not enough.
A D7 in an elective is not the same problem
Universities count your best three electives in the aggregate. A D7 in a fourth elective that is not counted changes nothing. A D7 in core English or Maths is the one that blocks. — WASSCE aggregate calculator
What to do about it
Resit the subject. WAEC runs the WASSCE for private candidates, sometimes called the November/December exam or “Nov-Dec”, and a credit gained there is combined with your school results. You sit only the subjects you need. Register through WAEC’s own portal or an accredited centre, never through an agent selling “guaranteed” grades.
Forged results end careers after they start
In 2026 the Interior Minister announced that recruits had been dismissed from the security services’ training schools after their WASSCE results were found to be forged. Results are checked with WAEC, and they are checked again after you are in.
Check your results properly. A grade read off a screenshot or a friend’s printout is not your result. — Checking WASSCE results