WASSCE

WAEC Releases Press Statement On The Conduct Of The 2024 WASSCE

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released a press statement on the conduct of the 2024 WASSCE which started on Monday, August 5, 2024 and ended on Friday, September 20, 2024.

According to WAEC, a total of 460,611 candidates made up of 212,954 males and 247,657 females, presented by 1,003 participating schools registered for the examination. The examination was written at 1,000 centres across the country.

WAEC made it clear that during the monitoring of the examination, the Council’s inspectors observed a number of infractions on the part of some Supervisors, Invigilators and candidates. Some of the infractions recorded include:

Photocopying of answers and distribution of same to candidates
Hiding of foreign material on candidates in the examination halls
Smuggling of Mobile Phones into the examination halls by candidates and teachers
Writing answers on boards for the candidates to copy
The use of projectors to display answers on the board for candidates to copy
The use of Mobile Phones to take snapshots of questions and posting of same on social media

WAEC has made it clear that it will take appropriate action to ensure that all examination officials and stakeholders who were found culpable are sanctioned in accordance with the appropriate provisions of the rules and regulations governing the conduct of the examination.

During the conduct of the 2024 WASSCE, WAEC uncovered that some candidates in various regions are being asked to pay between GHC200.00 and GHC500.00 in exchange for assistance from compromised invigilators.

Earlier statement disclosed that some supervisors at specific examination centres have schemed to assign teachers to investigate subjects they teach, raising concerns about fairness. Additionally, WAEC discovered that some schools have registered individuals who are not genuine students of the institutions, further undermining the integrity of the examination process.

WAEC later cautioned all Heads of Schools, Supervisors, and Invigilators to refrain from engaging in such unethical practices, warning that individuals involved will face consequences per the examination’s rules and regulations