2023 BECE: Is WAEC Preparing A Different Marking Scheme For All Private Schools? – Truth Finally Out
The West African Examinations Council has reacted some allegations leveled by Joseph Yamin about how WAEC plans to mark the upcoming BECE.
According to Joseph Yamin, WAEC has made two marking schemes for the upcoming BECE, one of private schools and the other for public schools. He added that the marking scheme for public schools seem easier to pass as compared to those in the private schools. This, according to him will make more Ghanaians believe that a child from any public school in Ghana can go to SHS. This means that the chances of those in the private basic schools getting schools at the SHS level will be limited.
“Students at the private schools during the last term of the academic year are leaving because of free SHS. As of now, they have two marking schemes, one for the private schools and one for the public schools because of politics.
The NPP wants people to know that somebody can go to Prempeh College from MA or whatever, and so parents today will have their kids go through private education up to form 3 and they move them when it’s time for registration to the public schools, so the kids will get good grades to free SHS,” he said on Ultimate FM.
“The system has two marking schemes which are not fair and must be corrected,” he added.
WAEC has responded to these allegations and has made it clear that what Joseph Yamin said is untrue. According to them, they only prepare one marking scheme for the exams. They added that the papers are even arranged in such a way that the examiners will not know the school a particular candidate attended, be it private or public.
Read the full statement below:
The attention of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has been drawn to a publication with the above-mentioned title on GhanaWeb dated Wednesday 26th April, 2023.
In the publication referred to, it was reported that “there is a clandestine marking scheme set out by the key stakeholders in the education sector that has been endorsed by the government”.
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The publication also alleged among others that two marking schemes are used, one for the private schools and one for the public schools because of polltics.
As the institution responsible for the conduct of the BECE, the Council would like to use this opportunity to educate all stakeholders and members of the public about the marking process and grading for the BECE.
1. WAEC follows a standardised procedure in the development, finalisation and application of marking schemes used in the marking of scripts for the BECE.
2. Only one draft marking scheme is developed for each subject.
3. The draft marking schemes (one for each subject) are finalised at National Preliminary Coordination Meetings which are attended by Chief Examiners and Zonal Team Leaders for each of the BECE subjects.
4. The final marking schemes (one for each subject) are used to mark dummy scripts of candidates to ensure consistency in the award of marks.
5. Zonal Coordination Meetings for Chief Examiners, Zonal Team Leaders and Team Leaders are thereafter held at all marking venues throughout the country to once again, mark dummy scripts and ensure consistency in the award of marks.
6. Main Coordination Meetings are finally held for Chief Examiners, Zonal Team Leaders and Assistant Examiners at all marking venues used for the marking of BECE scripts. The marking schemes which were finalised earlier are the marking schemes that are used.
7. At the end of the Coordination Meetings, all the examiners use the final marking scheme for each subject to mark the scripts of all candidates.
8. Neither names of schools nor school status (private/public) are indicated on the envelopes containing the scripts of candidates.
9. Scripts are swapped across the sixteen regions of the country to ensure that examiners in the various regions do not mark scripts of candidates for their respective regions.
10. The Stanine Grading System is used to grade candidates who sat for the BECE.
11. Unlike teacher-made assessments, there are no fixed grade boundaries for the BECE.
The grade boundaries for each subject vary from year to year depending on the performance of candidates.
In conclusion, WAEC wishes to state that it adopts internationally accepted procedures in its operations and assures its numerous publics that the Council’s marking processes are fair and representative of the performance of candidates.
Thank you.
Agnes Teye-Cudjoe (Mrs.) Head, Public Affairs for. Head of National Office
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