Provisional results for the 2024 WASSCE for School Candidates has been released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
According to WAEC it has cancelled Subject Results of 4,108 candidates for bringing foreign material like prepared notes, text books, and printed material into the examination halls.
Again the entire results of 483 candidates have also been cancelled for possession of mobile phones in the examination halls,
WAEC has also withheld the Subject Results of 781 and the Entire Results of 209 candidates for various suspected offences.
Attached below is a statement from WAEC on the release of the results
RELEASE OF PROVISIONAL RESULTS FOR THE WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION WASSCE FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES 2024
The West African Examinations Council wishes to inform its numerous publics that it has released provisional results of candidates who sat for the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2024 (Ghana Only Version).
The Council will make available login details to heads of school to enable them access the results of their candidates.
The results have been hosted online and candidates who so desire may access their results at the Council’s website www.waecgh.org.
The Council would like to caution all its stakeholders to be wary of fraudsters who promise to upgrade results for a fee. Candidates are to note that WAEC results are secured and can be authenticated using its results verification system.
The WAEC QR code can be downloaded and used to verify results.
PERFORMANCE STATISTICS
A total number of 460,611 candidates made up of 212,954 males and 247,657 females from 1003 schools entered for the examination.
This figure is 2.66% higher than the 2023 entry figure of 448,674. A total number of 4,609 {1.0%) were absent from the examination.
The performance of candidates with respect to the four core subjects is shown in the tables below:
EXAMINATION IRREGULARITIES
Following completion of investigations into some of the cases of irregularity reported during the conduct of the examination, the 37th Meeting of the Ghana Examinations Committee, held on Wednesday, December 16, 2024 approved as follows:
(1) Cancellation of Subject Results of 4,108 candidates for bringing foreign material like prepared notes, text books, and printed material into the examination halls;
(2) Cancellation of Entire Results of 483 candidates for possession of mobile phones in the examination halls;
(3) Withholding of Subject Results of 781 and the Entire Results of 209 candidates for various suspected offences.
Yet still, some subject results of candidates from 319 schools have been withheld for alleged collusion. These cases are still under investigation.
The withheld results of these candidates may be released or cancelled depending on the outcome of investigations.
CONCLUSION
The Council expresses its sincerest gratitude to stakeholders especially the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service, the Security Agencies
