The Ghana Education Service (GES) has established four security posts in areas prone to conflict to ensure the safety of candidates participating in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
The examination commenced today, August 5, with practical sessions.
At a press conference, the Director-General of GES, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, informed journalists that the Service has implemented security measures to guarantee the smooth administration of this year’s examination.
“We are ensuring security presence in the schools, so there will be no day students this year. All candidates will remain on campus under security protection until they complete their exams,” Prof. Davis stated. “Those who need to be escorted will be taken back to the safe communities they came from. We have four security posts, one in Nkwanta and three in the Northern Region.”
Speaking also on examination malpractice, Prof. Davis stated categorically that cheating and other forms of malpractice would not be tolerated this year.
“No examination malpractice will be tolerated this year,” he warned. “The GES Council has empowered us to dismiss individuals and supervisors found complicit in any form of cheating.”
He said GES is working closely with security agencies and examination supervisors to uphold the integrity of the exams and ensure the safety and well-being of all candidates.
A total of 461,640 final-year senior high school (SHS) students across Ghana are set to sit for this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates (SCs).
The candidates comprise 207,381 males and 254,259 females, reflecting a slight increase of 1,029 candidates compared to the 460,611 who sat for the examination last year.
Regional Breakdown
The Ashanti Region leads with the highest number of candidates, totaling 115,982 (52,813 males and 63,169 females), followed by the Eastern Region with 64,225 (28,024 males and 36,201 females).
The examination is being held across 701 centers, with candidates drawn from an equal number of SHSs. Supervising the process will be 701 supervisors, 1,391 assistant supervisors, and a total of 15,391 invigilators, ensuring the smooth and fair conduct of the exams nationwide.
The Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo regions collectively have 61,773 candidates (27,560 males and 34,213 females), while the Central Region presents 53,738 candidates (23,090 males and 30,648 females).
In the Greater Accra Region, 45,877 candidates will sit the exams (20,948 males and 24,929 females), while the Volta and Oti regions have a combined 35,539 candidates (16,729 males and 18,810 females).
The Western and Western North regions will present 33,121 candidates (14,156 males and 18,965 females), and the Northern, North-East, and Savannah regions will see 29,652 students taking part (14,712 males and 14,940 females).
The Upper East Region has 13,976 candidates (5,918 males and 8,058 females), and the Upper West Region rounds off the list with 7,757 candidates (3,431 males and 4,326 females).
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana