The tentative WASSCE results for 2021 have been announced by the West African Examination Council (WAEC).
According to the council, 1,339 subject results and the entire results of 174 candidates who took the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Ghana “have been cancelled for various examination malpractices such as bringing foreign material into the examination hall, tearing off parts of question papers, and collusion.”
“The entire results of 3,667 candidates have been withheld pending the conclusion of investigations into various cases of examination malpractice detected during and after the conduct of the examination,” said a statement signed by the head of public affairs, Mrs Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, announcing the provisional results of the exam.
“The scripts of candidates from 194 schools in various disciplines have also been withheld and are being inspected,” the notification added.
WAEC said the withheld results of candidates may be cancelled or released based on the outcome of the investigations.
You can excerpts of the statement below:
RELEASE OF PROVISIONAL RESULTS WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (WASSCE) FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES 2021
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) wishes to announce for the information of the general public that it has released provisional results of candidates, who sat for the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2021 in Ghana. The Council will make available login details to Heads of school to enable them to print the statement of results of their candidates. candidates are therefore advised to contact their Heads of school for their results.
Meanwhile, the Council has hosted the results online and candidates who so desire, may access their results at the Council’s website or dial the shortcode *944#.
The Council is cautioning all stakeholders especially candidates to be on the alert and not fall prey to the activities of scammers who promise to upgrade results for a fee. Candidates are to note that all WAEC results are secured and can be authenticated. Institutions are therefore urged to always verify results presented to them to expose incidents of forgery.
STATISTICS
A total of 446,352 candidates, made up of 221,439 (49.6 %) males and 224,913 (50.4 %) females from 965 schools entered for the examination.
This figure is 18.8% higher than the 2020 figure of 375,763.
