GES Warns Head Teachers Against Charging Illegal Fees for WAEC Certificate Collection

A video of a head teacher forcing graduates of the school to pay for their WAEC-administered certificate has hit the internet.

Reacting to this unfortunate illegal extortion, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has sent a strong warning to head teachers against charging illegal fees for WAEC certificate collection.

In the video, the unnamed head teacher is heard insisting that students must pay the amount of GHS200.00 or forfeit their certificates, even going as far as daring them to report him to the court. However, while at it, one of the students took a video of the incident and put it up.

The charging of illegal fees for WAEC certificate collection has been happening in silence in many schools, especially in private pre-tertiary institutions.

Addressing the issue in an interview on Otec FM’s morning show “Nyansapo”, hosted by Kwaku Owusu Boateng on Monday, the Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer for the GES, Henry Osei Boateng, clarified that the cost of WAEC certificates is already covered during WASSCE registration.