DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2012	Sep. 12, 2012
Entity Registrant Name	WPCS INTERNATIONAL INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001086745
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	wpcs
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		6,954,766
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013