Some WASSCE for School candidates wrote us love stories – WAEC
The West African Examinations Council says candidates who sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination sometimes write love stories in their answer booklet instead of giving answers to the examination questions.
Veronica Asante, the Head of Private Examinations – WAEC who disclosed this in an interview with Winifred Ampiaw monitored by Thisterm.com said the majority of candidates who indulge in such funny acts are females.
“A female candidate for instance on her answer booklet wrote, “Please help me to pass the examination because this is my fourth time sitting for WASSCE and if you help me I promise to do everything you want,” the WAEC official noted.
The WAEC official further revealed that some of the final year Senior High School (SHS) students also add their telephone numbers for Examiners to contact them, an act she said is another form of examination malpractice.
In a related development, this year’s WASSCE for School results of Free SHS students who sat for the international examination will be released on Tuesday, December 14, 2023, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said.
John Kapi, the Head of Public Affairs of WAEC in an interview monitored by Thisterm.com said his outfit is working tirelessly to meet the December 14, 2023 deadline to release the 2023 WASSCE for School candidates’ results.
“Marking of 2023 WASSCE scripts will continue and end on 24th November 2023, The results will be officially released within the first to second week of December 2023,” the non-profit organization (WAEC) said in the social media post.
A total of 447,204 candidates, made up of 211,834 males and 235,370 females drawn from 975 public and private Senior High Schools entered for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School.
This figure indicates an increase of 5.8% compared to the 2022 entry figure of 422,883. The WASSCE took place at 834 centers. A total of 60 subjects, comprising 4 core and 56 electives were made available to prospective candidates to choose from.
The 2023 edition of the WASSCE for School Candidates commenced on Monday, July 31, 2023, with the Visual Art Project work. The international examination administered at 834 examination centres ended on September 26, 2023.