2024 WASSCE: Results are not certain to be released by December 29-WAEC

The results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), which were declared by Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, cannot be guaranteed to be released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) by December 29, 2024.

This is due to the fact that it has not yet received the necessary funds to repair the malfunctioning scanners, complete the scanning of the objective exam answer cards, and process the results.

The Council promised that the results will be made public by December 29 and disregarded media reports as a result.

WAEC has informed Graphic Online that the Minister's claim that the Council had received an extra GHc25 million for its operational activities and that the results will be made public by December 29, 2024, was untrue.

Press briefing for the minister

Following a quick tour of the WAEC offices on Tuesday, Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum informed reporters that the 2024 WASSCE results would be made public by December 29.

He informed reporters that in order to guarantee timely publication of the results, the WAEC was finishing the marking procedure.

The minister emphasized how the government has helped WAEC overcome some of its budgetary obstacles so that the council may concentrate on precise marking and on-time releases.

In response

However, in response, John Kapi, the Head of the Public Relations Unit, clarified that the articles that appeared on social media and in other media outlets were the result of the Education Minister's brief visit to the WAEC headquarters to familiarise himself with the status of the work.

He assured the reporters in attendance that the results will be made public by December 29 without holding a formal meeting with the WAEC management team.

We would want to clarify that no additional releases of the GHc118 million that is still owed have been made, with the exception of a cheque for GH25 million that was issued on December 18.

In order to repair the malfunctioning scanners, finish scanning the objective exam answer cards, and process the results, the Council is awaiting the delivery of the additional GHc35 million that it has asked from the Ministry of Education.

Mr. Kapi provided more information, stating that the GHc60 million that was initially requested—of which the Ministry paid GHc25 million—was "just based on projections about the cost of replaceable parts and repairs, payment for scrutiny being undertaken, and payment for a bigger bandwidth to enable us to upload the results when they're ready."

However, he stated that in order to pay supervisors, invigilators, script checkers, and providers of exam materials, the Council was anticipating the delivery of the remaining balance.