The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it is fully prepared to conduct the 2025 WASSCE. According to WAEC, a total of 461,640 candidates are expected to sit for the WASSCE this year.
Head of Public Affairs of WAEC, John Kapi, explained that the council remains committed to conducting credible examinations. Mr. Kapi noted that WAEC works closely with the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education. He stressed that the GES is responsible for implementing policies while WAEC provides the technical expertise for structuring and administering the WASSCE.
“The collaboration is between us and the Ghana Education Service because they are supposed to be the policy implementers. And so examinations actually belong to them. The syllabuses would belong to them,” he stated.
He further explained that the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment also plays a role in shaping the syllabuses used for the WASSCE. WAEC then extracts examinable areas from the teaching syllabus to design the examination syllabus.
Question setting and security measures
On the question-setting process, Mr. Kapi emphasized strict confidentiality. “Every subject officer has a safe in his office. And you are supposed to have an office to yourself. You are not supposed to share your office with anybody,” he said.
According to him, subject officers compile papers individually and later typeset them under secure conditions before sending them to WAEC’s security printing department. The process, he said, ensures fairness, quality, and the integrity of the WASSCE.
This year, 207,381 males and 254,259 females will sit for the WASSCE. Mr. Kapi revealed that the total represents a 0.22% increase over last year’s candidature.
He assured the public that WAEC remains committed to upholding the validity of the WASSCE.
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