The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Refutes Minister’s Statement on 2024 WASSCE Results Release Date
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has dismissed claims by the Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Adutwum, that the 2024 WASSCE results will be released on or before December 29, 2024. According to Mr. Kapi John, Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, the council cannot meet the stated timeline due to unresolved financial and logistical constraints.
In an interview with GTV, as reported by Ghana Education News, Mr. Kapi disclosed that WAEC has so far received only GHS25 million out of the GHS118 million owed by the government. He added that although WAEC requested an additional GHS35 million to expedite the process, the government did not respond.
“The GHS25 million received was used to settle arrears owed to technicians who were reluctant to repair the malfunctioning objective test marking machines,” Mr. Kapi explained. “We have invited technicians to assess the broken machines and provide repair estimates, which we will then report to the government.”
Addressing Dr. Adutwum’s announcement, Mr. Kapi clarified that releasing the results on December 29, 2024, is not feasible. He stated, “The council will announce a new timeline for the release of the results to the public and the students who took the exams.”
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WAEC has indicated that the results delay is unavoidable and that the earliest possible release date would be in January 2025. This delay will affect institutions planning to admit 2024 WASSCE graduates.
Private schools, however, are urging WAEC to release their students’ results since they directly paid the full cost of the examination to WAEC and should not be affected by government-related challenges. WAEC has yet to issue a response to this demand.
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This situation has raised concerns among stakeholders, highlighting the importance of timely resolution of WAEC’s financial and logistical challenges to avoid further disruptions.