The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has relocated 936 candidates from the Bantama SDA Senior High School examination centre in the Ashanti Region following widespread reports of malpractices in the ongoing 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
The decision follows a working tour by WAEC officials and government representatives in Kumasi to assess the situation on the ground.
According to WAEC, the move is necessary to safeguard the integrity of the examination and protect the reputation of the Council across the sub-region.
The affected candidates, who had already written the English paper at the Bantama SDA centre, have been reassigned to WAEC’s Kumasi offices to complete the rest of their papers under strict supervision.
Describing the development as “unfortunate,” the Kumasi Metropolitan Director of Education, David Oppong, said investigations are underway to establish the facts.
“For now, the incident we’ve recorded has to do with an Adventist Senior High School—allegations of examination malpractices. So we are yet to do a thorough investigation,” he stated.
Mr. Oppong indicated that the matter has been reported to the Regional Education Directorate and urged the public to remain patient until a full probe is completed.
“I would plead that we wait for a full investigation to be done so that we know where they went wrong. I don’t have detailed information yet, but the allegation is that it went on and the students have been bused to the WAEC centre to take the examination. It’s miserable,” he added.
In a related development, the Kumasi Metro Education Directorate has cautioned invigilators and supervisors to remain vigilant and alert to malpractices that undermine the credibility of the exams.
“We plead with invigilators and supervisors to be very smart and vigilant during the conduct of the examinations to help WAEC redeem the image of the exams. The process of training the next generation of leaders must not be tainted with these acts, which damage our institutions and the transformation of society,” Mr. Oppong stressed.
He further noted that the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education will strictly enforce examination regulations to curb such practices.
“The Ministry will liaise with all relevant stakeholders to fish out all those involved in these acts, which continue to recur and bring the sanctity of the exams into disrepute. All necessary steps will be taken to punish offenders in accordance with laid down procedures,” he assured.
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Story by Sika Togoh|univers.ug.edu.gh
