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The West African Examinations Council has released provisional results of candidates who sat for the 2024 BECE for both School and Private Candidates. Following the completion of investigations into several cases of irregularity detected during the conduct of the examination and marking of scripts, WAEC has cancelled the Subject Results …

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has identified several infractions during the West African School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and has vowed to take action against exam officials and candidates involved in malpractices. The Council disclosed that photocopying of answers and distribution of same to candidates, hiding of foreign material on …

The government has allocated GH¢50 million to the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to support the administration of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). In a statement issued on Thursday, the Ministry of Education (MoE) highlighted that this funding underscores the …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the arrest of six teachers and invigilators for their involvement in malpractices during the ongoing examinations. The Council also reported that numerous students have been arrested for similar offences. John Kappi, Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, stated that the teachers were …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has uncovered attempts by some schools to engage in organized cheating during the upcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). As the exams are set to begin on Monday, August 19, with Practical and Theory Papers, WAEC issued a statement on Monday revealing …

The Ghana National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Dr. Rosemond Wilson as the new head. She takes over from Mrs. Wendy E. Addy-Lamptey, who has retired from the position. The announcement was made in a statement released by WAEC in Accra on Wednesday, July 17. …

Thirty-four prisoners are participating in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), an important milestone in Ghana’s education system that transitions students from Junior High Schools to Senior High Schools and Technical Institutions. The candidates, all males, include 27 juveniles from the Senior Correctional Centre (SCC), 5 from Nsawam Maximum …

The head of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Mrs. Wendy Enyonam Addy-Lamptey, has revealed that about three (3) teachers have been arrested in Obuasi and  Bekwai of the Ashanti Region for attempting to help students answer some questions during the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Two invigilators in …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has strictly prohibited the use of cell phones and other communication devices at examination centres by candidates, invigilators, and supervisors. “Neither Supervisors, invigilators nor candidates are permitted to bring mobile phones into examination halls,” stated Mr. John K. Kapi, Head of Public Affairs, WAEC …

Final-year Junior High School (JHS) students across the country will face a revamped Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) this year, with the addition of three new subjects, as announced by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The newly introduced subjects include Career Technology, Creative Art & Design, and Arabic.   …