The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed that six teachers and invigilators have been arrested for engaging in various examination malpractices in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John Kappi, who confirmed the development said an ‘overwhelming’ number of students from both public and private schools across the country have also been arrested for similar offences.
According to him, the teachers were allegedly caught writing answers for candidates.
“In terms of teachers, I can say so far, we have about six of them who have been picked up for various offences. The candidates are a lot of them. It is not easy to give the number right now. We are still putting together the figures, and as and when we are able to compile the list, we will be able to put out the figures.
“We have picked up in some of the areas where we were told that they wanted to collect money, and then assist the candidates…We set our monitors around – there were actually widespread examination malpractices. They were able to pick up a number of them. In fact, it’s overwhelming.
“We have looked at the numbers, and basically, it’s about them having foreign material on them and then, in some cases, there’s a report about them writing on the board for the candidates to copy,” Mr Kappi said.
The West African Examinations Council began administering practical and theory papers for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates on Monday, August 19, 2024.
This follows the administration of the Visual Art Project work from August 5 to 16, 2024. The examination will conclude on Friday, September 20, 2024.
A total of 460,611 candidates, comprising 212,954 males and 247,657 females from 1,003 schools, have registered for the Examination. This represents a 2.66% increase from the 2023 entry figure of 448,674. The examination is being held at 1,000 centres across the country.
