The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced enhanced measures to tackle examination misconduct as the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) continues across the region.
Speaking during an inspection of selected exam centres, WAEC’s Head of National Office, Dr. Rosemond Wilson, attributed the recent increase in reported infractions to more rigorous monitoring and enforcement protocols.
“We found one invigilator with a mobile phone, which is strictly prohibited in the examination hall,” Dr. Wilson revealed. “We’ve taken up the issue and will ensure appropriate action is taken.”
She further disclosed that the confiscated phone contained sensitive content related to previous exam papers.
“Actually, the mobile phone had a write-up. It had some of our questions for the previous exams they have written, like Picture Making and English Orals. It had some of those questions on it and also answers to the questions.”
WAEC has since ordered a formal report on the incident and reiterated its commitment to maintaining the integrity of the examination process.
Dr. Wilson acknowledged that the number of malpractice cases appears to be increasing but clarified that this is largely due to heightened vigilance and broader stakeholder involvement.
“It is a national issue now. So we have called on all our stakeholders to help us to be able to overcome this canker that is now in the system. That is why we see a higher trend this time, because all the stakeholders have gotten involved, and we are going to track down this issue of examination malpractice so that we minimise it to the barest minimum,” she said.
She emphasized that WAEC is collaborating with various institutions to uphold discipline and fairness throughout the examination period.
“We’ve deployed monitors, security personnel, officials from the Ghana Education Service (GES), and our own staff. They’re conducting thorough inspections to ensure that supervisors and invigilators are enforcing the rules and that students are complying with examination regulations,” she explained.
Dr. Wilson also responded to concerns from parents and educators regarding the recently released Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results. Some stakeholders had questioned the performance of candidates, but WAEC dismissed any claims of irregularities.
“Actually, there’s no reason to this because the same curriculum was used. The same curriculum that we obtained from GES was used, and the questions were from the same syllabus.
She suggested that variations in student performance may be linked to their preparation methods rather than any fault in the examination process.
“So there is no reason why they shouldn’t perform well, but maybe because of the way they learned for the exams. Because we prepared the same standard marking scheme for them,” she explained.
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