41 h. ago Examination Cheating Involves Teachers and Headmasters Says Bentil

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/examination-cheating-involves-teachers-and-headmasters-says-bentil/Examination malpractice in Ghana has become a coordinated systemic problem involving school authorities including teachers, headmasters and invigilators, threatening the credibility of national examinations, according to IMANI Africa Vice President Kofi Bentil. His comments on Saturday come as education stakeholders grapple with explanations for the steep decline in 2025 WASSCE performance and growing concerns about […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/examination-cheating-involves-teachers-and-headmasters-says-bentil/

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57 h. ago Limit mobile phone use in schools to improve student performance — Educationist on 2025 WASSCE results

Dr Abena Nyarkoa, Founder of the Nkunim Education Project, has called for restricted or no access to mobile phones for students in senior high schools across Ghana.

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3 d. ago President Mahama links poor WASSCE results to neglect in basic education

President John Dramani Mahama has attributed the recent poor performance in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to long-standing neglect of basic education.

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4 d. ago Free SHS has nothing to do with poor WASSCE performance – Miracles Aboagye

An aide to former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is calling for a more informed national discussion on the causes of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) performance.

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4 d. ago Drop in WASSCE 2025 performance – Reality check or victory for integrity?

Last week, the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) released the 2025 results, sparking intense debate across the country. After years of impressive pass rates under the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, this year’s results show a sharp decline in performance. Pass rates in Core Mathematics pass rates fell from 66.86% in 2024 to 48.73%, while Social Studies dropped from 71.53% to 55.82%.

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5 d. ago Dr. Agyemang Fires Back at GES Over WASSCE Remarks, Defends WAEC’s Integrity

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/dr-agyemang-fires-back-at-ges-over-wassce-remarks-defends-waecs-integrity/In a sharp pushback crackling through the public discourse like a wire under tension, the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has condemned the Ghana Education Service (GES) over its recent statement on the poor performance recorded in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Dr. Agyemang — who also served […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/dr-agyemang-fires-back-at-ges-over-wassce-remarks-defends-waecs-integrity/

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5 d. ago WASSCE results reflect reality on the ground – Sissala East MP

Member of Parliament for the Sissala East Constituency, Mohammed Issah Bataglia, has stated that the abysmal performance in the 2025 WASSCE reflects the true state of teaching and learning across many senior high schools in the country.

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5 d. ago Weakening parental supervision partly driving WASSCE performance decline — Nana Yaa Jantuah warns

Presidential Staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has expressed deep concern over the declining performance of students in the 2025 WASSCE, stressing that weak parental supervision is a major contributor to the trend.

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6 d. 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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6 d. 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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6 d. ago WAEC identifies seven key areas behind poor core mathematics performance

John Kapi, Head of Public Relations at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has attributed the sharp decline in Core Mathematics performance in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to specific skill gaps among students.

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8 d. ago Core Maths performance plummets by 18% as WAEC releases 2025 provisional WASSCE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Saturday, November 29, 2025, released the provisional results for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, triggering alarm with a catastrophic decline in performance across key core subjects, particularly Mathematics.

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4 w. ago Opposition Campaign Official Questions Government Galamsey Strategy

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/opposition-campaign-official-questions-government-galamsey-strategy/Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign, has challenged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration over its approach to illegal mining, accusing the government of lacking concrete plans to combat the environmental crisis. Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, November 8, he urged authorities to abandon theatrical responses. “It’s time for this […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/opposition-campaign-official-questions-government-galamsey-strategy/

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4 w. ago Local rice glut: Fund rice aggregation to help farmers, not just gold buyers – Miracles Aboagye

Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has called on the government to adopt a new approach to addressing the ongoing local rice glut by funding private rice aggregators in the same way it supports gold buyers.

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4 w. ago Local rice glut: Farmers in the real sector bearing the brunt of currency manipulation – Miracles Aboagye

Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has blamed the current challenges faced by Ghana’s agricultural and export sectors on what he described as the artificial manipulation of the cedi.

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4 w. ago Galamsey defeated NDC before they started the fight, stop the theatrics – Miracles Aboagye

The Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has taken a swipe at the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) over what he describes as its failed approach to tackling illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.

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