6 d. ago 2025 WASSCE: Chief Examiners’ report reveals many candidates failed to answer application

The Chief Examiners’ report for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has revealed that a significant number of candidates struggled to answer application-based questions, contributing to the low grades recorded in the exams.

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2 w. ago 2025 WASSCE Low Performance: The reality and expectations for academic achievement

The West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is a critical assessment impacting students' future educational and career opportunities; however, recent reports indicate a concerning decline in performance among Ghanaian students. In the 2025 WASSCE, more than half of the candidates failed to secure the pass grades required for tertiary admission: only 48.73% of candidates achieved the minimum passes in Core Subjects. These results confirm one of the poorest national performances recorded recently.

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3 w. ago 2025 WASSCE: Candidates struggle with the use of vocabulary in English Language

Mr John Kapi, Director of Public Affairs at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has revealed that Chief Examiners observed a significant challenge among candidates in the correct use of English vocabulary.

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3 w. ago True reflection – WAEC says 2025 scores mirror candidate performance

The Head of Public Affairs at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Joh Kapi, says the 2025 WASSCE results reflect exactly what candidates produced in the examination hall.

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3 w. ago GES urges calm, dismisses misconceptions about candidates’ performance in 2025 WASSCE

The Ghana Education Service has appealed for a balanced national conversation on the 2025 WASSCE results, calling on the public to ignore “misconceptions” surrounding the performance of candidates.

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3 w. ago GES refutes claims by former Education Minister on 2025 WASSCE performance

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed claims by former Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, suggesting that the performance of candidates in the 2025 WASSCE was influenced by “unsupportive management practices” at the Service.

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4 w. ago WAEC Cancels Results for Over 6000 Candidates After Malpractice

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/waec-cancels-results-for-over-6000-candidates-after-malpractice/The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has cancelled subject results for 6,295 candidates and entire results for 653 others who participated in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, following widespread examination malpractice. The sanctions, approved by the Ghana Examinations Committee at its 40th Meeting held on Wednesday, November 17, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/waec-cancels-results-for-over-6000-candidates-after-malpractice/

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4 w. ago WAEC cancels entire WASSCE results for 653 candidates over mobile phone offences

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has annulled the entire results of 653 candidates who sat the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates (WASSCE-SC) after they were found with mobile phones in examination halls.

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4 w. ago WAEC Releases 2025 WASSCE Results With Penalties for Malpractice

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/waec-releases-2025-wassce-results-with-penalties-for-malpractice/The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, while cancelling results of thousands of students for examination malpractice. The examination body cancelled subject results of 6,295 candidates for bringing foreign materials like prepared notes, textbooks and printed materials into examination […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/waec-releases-2025-wassce-results-with-penalties-for-malpractice/

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4 w. ago 2025 WASSCE results: Nearly 1 out of 4 candidates failed Core Mathematics

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed a national education concern with the release of the provisional WASSCE 2025 results, revealing a worrying surge in the outright failure rate (Grade F9) across all four core subjects compared to the 2024 results.

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4 w. ago 2025 WASSCE results: Nearly 1 out of 4 candidates failed Core Mathematics and Social Studies

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed a national education concern with the release of the provisional WASSCE 2025 results, revealing a worrying surge in the outright failure rate (Grade F9) across all four core subjects compared to the 2024 results.

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4 w. ago Results of 6, 296 WASSCE 2025 candidates cancelled as 35 persons face prosecution

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has signalled a stern approach to combating exam malpractice, announcing the cancellation of subject results for 6,295 candidates who participated in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates.

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