The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has issued the preliminary results of candidates who took the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for the 2021 session (WAEC).
According to WAEC, the complete set of results for 46 students has been thrown out because they “sent mobile phones into the test hall or impersonated another person.”
In addition, according to a statement published by WAEC on Monday, February 28, a total of 572,167 applicants sat for the test, with 287,730 males and 284,437 females completing the process.
“For a number of topics, the scripts of applicants from 24 schools are being scrutinized. “Depending on the outcome of the investigations, the withheld results of candidates may be revoked or revealed,” sections of the statement added.
Candidates for the examination were submitted by 18,028 schools throughout the country, which was conducted at 2,158 testing centers. Out of the total number of applicants who enrolled for the tests, there were 7,315 who did not show up, accounting for 1.28 percent of the total.
Everyone involved has been warned by the Council to be careful of scammers who claim to boost results in exchange for a fee.
Students and parents may view their results online at the Council’s website, www.waecgh.org, or they can wait for results to be sent to their respective schools by the Metropolitan/Municipal/District Directors of Education.
It is the responsibility of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to determine the examinations required in the public interest in English-speaking West African countries, to conduct the examinations, and to award certificates that are equivalent in quality and value to those issued by equivalent examining authorities in other parts of the world.
It was founded in the year 1952. With the amount of tests they have organized and credentials they have granted, the council has made a significant contribution to education in Anglophone countries in West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the Gambia), according to the council.
They have established an endowment fund to support education in West Africa by providing lectures and financial assistance to individuals who cannot afford to attend school themselves.
Source: TheBBCghana.Com
