The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) has called for an immediate review of the provisional 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results, alleging that errors in the grading and collation process could unfairly affect thousands of candidates ahead of senior high school placement.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, August 5, the association said it had received complaints from member schools in all 16 regions regarding what it described as inconsistencies in the results released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
According to GNAPS, the reported anomalies go beyond isolated incidents and point to possible administrative or technical errors during the processing of examination results.
One of the cases cited by the association involved a candidate who registered for and sat the Ghanaian Language paper in Twi but did not offer Ewe. Despite this, the candidate’s provisional results reportedly showed a Grade 3 in Ewe and a Grade 7 in Twi.
GNAPS said several other schools have reported similar concerns, including candidates receiving grades in subjects they never registered for, results that do not correspond with students’ academic performance, and unexplained failures.
The association also expressed concern over what it described as a high failure rate among candidates from private schools. It argued that the outcomes are inconsistent with students’ continuous assessment records, terminal examination scores and mock examination results, warranting an urgent review by WAEC.
While reaffirming its support for efforts to combat examination malpractice, GNAPS stressed that its concerns relate to the accuracy of result processing rather than disciplinary actions against candidates.
“Our concern is not with measures against genuine examination malpractice. We are pointing to errors of collation and attribution, administrative and technical failures in the processing of results that, if left uncorrected, could deny hardworking students the grades they legitimately earned,” the association stated.
GNAPS warned that unless the discrepancies are addressed promptly, affected candidates could face unfair disadvantages during the ongoing senior high school selection process.
The association is therefore calling on WAEC to conduct a comprehensive audit and reconciliation of the provisional results, ensure that every candidate receives grades for only the subjects they actually sat, and guarantee that results are awarded strictly on merit without discrimination based on whether a student attended a public or private school.
According to GNAPS, it is currently compiling complaints from schools nationwide and may consider further collective action if the examination body fails to investigate and rectify the reported anomalies.
The association reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the interests of learners in private schools and said it would continue to engage WAEC until all affected candidates receive results that accurately reflect their performance.
WAEC released the provisional 2026 BECE results on July 29. At the time, the Council announced that it had cancelled the subject results of 601 candidates for confirmed examination malpractice. It also withheld the entire results of 167 candidates and the subject results of 2,722 others pending investigations into suspected examination irregularities.
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