The Ghana Education Service (GES) maintains that the results of the 2025 WASSCE accurately reflect students’ academic performance, rejecting what it claims are false assertions about the results.
The 2025 results reported a considerable drop, with roughly 6,295 applicants having results revoked for bringing foreign materials, including prepared notes, textbooks, and printed sheets, into exam centres.
Additionally, 1,066 candidates, comprising 908 with withheld subject results and 158 with withheld entire results, remain under investigation for alleged offenses.
On Monday, December 1, 2025, GES released a statement in response to the public discussion sparked by former Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, who allegedly attributed the performance to subpar management procedures inside the Service.
In response, GES called on the public to ignore the remarks, characterizing them as an effort to “shift focus from his shortcomings” in overseeing the examination system.
Additionally, the Service denied claims that teacher allowances had been canceled, stating that the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department had already provided an explanation for why November allowances had not been paid.
GES stated that the 2025 WASSCE was conducted under stringent examination protocols, improved supervision, and heightened invigilation, which led to the apprehension of students and personnel trying malfeasance.
According to the statement, “these efforts restored integrity to the examination process,” emphasizing that the increased control made sure the results accurately represented students’ ability.
The Ministry of Education and GES issued severe cautions prior to the tests, stating that any official or teacher found to be assisting malfeasance would be subject to severe penalties. This directive was strictly followed across the country.
GES informed pupils that in May or June of 2026, Ghana will completely switch to the worldwide WASSCE, which is written by all West African member nations. Candidates were asked to prepare sufficiently, with the Service stating that it “will not compromise the integrity of examinations.”
GES underlined its commitment to working collaboratively with teachers, parents, communities, civil society organisations, and WAEC to further promote teaching, learning, and examination credibility.
Source: newsthemegh.com