WASSCE: Students Throng WAEC Office Over Exam Malpractices, Video Goes Viral
- A video of the current situation at the WAEC office has generated huge reactions on social media
- This comes after the students were invited by WAEC to assist the Council with investigations into alleged exam malpractices
- Over 300 students from a popular school in Takoradi were invited to assist with the investigations
Disgruntled Senior High School teachers, students, and headmasters on Monday, December 8, thronged the West African Examination Council (WAEC) office in Sekondi.
This came after the Council sent a message asking them to report to the premises for investigations into alleged examination malpractices during the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
Source: TikTok
In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh on the TikTok page of Beachfm1055, SHS graduates were seen standing at the premises of WAEC looking anxious.
Shedding more light on the situation, a reporter for Beach FM who was at the venue gave more details on the situation.
According to her, one school in Takoradi, known as Obiri Senior High, had the results of over 300 students flagged for suspected examination malpractice. She added that attempts to speak to the headteacher proved futile.
She explained that students who pursued their education at this category of institutions were being made to give individual reports on what may have transpired during the WASSCE.
At the time of writing this report, the post, which had raked in over 2,000 likes, was captioned:
“The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has initiated investigations into alleged examination malpractices during the 2025 WASSCE. In Sekondi, over 300 students from Obiri Senior High School in Takoradi have been invited by the Council for their alleged involvement in the malpractice.”
Source: Facebook
2025 WASSCE provisional results statistics
WAEC, meanwhile, released the provisional results to mixed reactions after 161,606 students (39.87%) failed Integrated Science, while 220,806 students (57.74%) obtained grades ranging from A1 to C6.
Forty-four per cent, representing 196,727 students, also failed Social Studies, with 248,538 students (55.82%) passing the subject.
WAEC also disclosed that a total of 220,008 students (50.54%) failed Core Mathematics, while 209,068 students (48.73%) passed the subject.
Mahama calls for probe into WASSCE performance
In related news, President John Mahama has instructed a review of the WASSCE results and ordered the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, to conduct a review of the examiner’s report of the 2025 WASSCE.
The decision was premised on the need to determine the cause of the poor performance in this year’s WASSCE by Ghanaian senior high school students.
Addressing attendees during the launch of the STEMBox initiative on Thursday, December 4, 2025, Mahama expressed dissatisfaction with the results.
Watch the video below:
Lady advises SHS graduates about Nov Dec
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian lady has advised Senior High School graduates who sat for the 2025 WASSCE.
The young lady posted a video on December 4 in which she spoke about the messages she had received that they could secure admission to the university with their WASSCE results.
She also stated that another option available for SHS graduates to pursue university education was to focus their attention on distance-education programmes.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
