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WASSCE 2024 Results Likely To Delay Over Government Debt: “This Would Jeopardise The Marking”
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WASSCE 2024 Results Likely To Delay Over Government Debt: “This Would Jeopardise The Marking”

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • The WAEC is concerned that the release of the 2024 WASSCE results may face delays due to outstanding government debt
  • John Kapi, Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, said the government had not provided them with the necessary additional funds
  • The WAEC initially planned to release the WASSCE results between December 9 and December 15 but this will likely change

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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said that the 2024 WASSCE results may be delayed due to the government’s outstanding debt to the council.

John Kapi, Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, told Citi News recently that the council had not been given the additional funds needed for post-examination processes.

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The WAEC says it needs over GH¢120 million more for the management of the 2024 WASSCE results. Source: Ministry of Education GH
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Kapi noted that WAEC had initially planned to release the results between December 9 and 15 but stated that the government's indebtedness would affect this timeline.

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Despite several meetings and assurances from the government, Kapi said the WAEC has yet to receive the promised support amid the longstanding debt concerns.

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“The amount for the WASSCE school candidates for 2024 was GH¢186,437,617.50. So, let’s say just about GH¢186 million. We received about GH¢60.9 million to commence the examination... But as we speak, lack of funds could jeopardise this and could make us move the release date forward.”

The 2024 WASSCE group had 460,611 registered candidates made up of 212,954 males and 247,657 female students.

In August this year, the government released GH¢50 million to the WAEC to administer the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and WASSCE exams.

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Similar concerns were raised in Parliament by the minority caucus that the marking of the 2024 BECE scripts would be delayed because of government debts.

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As of June, as YEN.com.gh also reported, the government was said to owe the examination body GH¢300 million for services provided from 2022 to this year.

The 2024 BECE was reported to be in doubt until the WAEC confirmed the receipt of about GH¢47.13 million from the government to begin preparing for the exams.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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