The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has released the provisional results of candidates who sat for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).
It has blocked the results of 4,878 candidates for failing to return learning support materials supplied to them by their schools.
It has asked the affected candidates to contact their various schools.
“The results of 4,878 candidates have been blocked for failing to return learning support materials supplied to them by their schools. Such candidates are to contact their schools,” the statement added.
The examination body has also cancelled the subject results of 3,647 candidates for bringing foreign material such as prepared notes, textbooks, and printed material into the examination halls.
839 entire results of candidates were cancelled for possessing mobile phones in the examination halls.
WAEC also has withheld the subject results of 4,280 candidates and the entire results of 1,005 for various suspected offences.
“Following completion of investigations into some of the cases of irregularity reported during the conduct of the examination, the 35th Meeting of the Ghana Examinations Committee, held on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 ap,proved as follows: Cancellation of Subject Results of 3,647 candidates for bringing foreign material like prepared notes, text books, and printed material into the examination halls.
Cancellation of Entire Results of 839 candidates for possession of mobile phones in the examination halls.
Withholding of Subject Results of 4,280 candidates and the Entire Results of 1,005 for various suspected offences;
Yet still, some subject results of candidates from 235 schools have been withheld for collusion and the use of artificial intelligence-generated answers.”
These cases, according to WAEC, are still under investigation.
It added : “The West African Examinations Council wishes to inform its numerous stakeholders that it has released provisional results of candidates who sat for the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2023 (Ghana Only Version). The Council will make available login details to heads of school to enable them access the results of their candidates,” WAEC said in its statement.
A total number of 448,674 candidates made up of 212,453 males and 236,221 females from 975 schools entered for the examination.
This figure is 5.8% higher than the 2022 entry figure of 422,883. A total number of 3,404 (0.75%) were absent from the examination.
Read the statement by WAEC below
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana