It's a sad day for Ghana - Nana Addo

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August 10, 2016 5:50 PM

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Tuesday released provisional results for the 2016 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Nana Akufo-Addo

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed dissatisfaction about the poor performance of candidates who sat for this year’s West African Senior School Certification Examination (WASSCE).

At least 598 candidates who sat in the 2016 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) had their “entire results cancelled,” a statement signed by Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, said.

The statement indicated that 1,576 candidates had their subject results cancelled while some 13 candidates who had their entire results cancelled have also been “barred from taking any of the Council’s examinations for two years mainly for impersonation during the examination”.

Even though WAEC said this year’s performance is a significant improvement over that of 2015, Nana Akufo-Addo has told the chiefs and people of Sefwi ahwiaso on Wednesday that the outcome of the examination is a reflection of the poor performance of the Mahama-led administration.

“...That less than half of Senior Secondary school certification examination had the requisite grades for the university is a very, very sad day for the development of our country,” he said.

Nana Addo who is touring the Western Region to canvass votes for the 2016 general elections said the situation requires an urgent response by way of a new policy.

Meanwhile, Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, Agnes Teye-Cudjoe has told Pulse.com.gh that with the exception of those candidates who have been barred for two years, candidates whose subject results or entire results have been cancelled can register and rewrite them.

Background

WAEC indicated that a total of 125,065 students obtained A1 to C6 in English Language, which is 53.19%, 59,725 (25.40%) obtained D7-E8 whilst 46,595 (19.82%) had F9.

The statement said for Mathematics, 77,108 (32.83%) obtained A1-C6; 65,007 (27.68%) obtained D7-E8 whilst 89,477 (38.10%) had F9.

About 113,933 students obtained A1-C6 in Integrated Science which is 48.48%, 75,938 (32.32%) obtained D7-E8 whilst 42,519 (18.09%) had F9, WAEC added.

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