President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Education Minister to conduct a detailed analysis of the latest West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, describing the situation as deeply troubling.
Speaking at the National Launch of STEMBox for Basic Schools on December 4, the president said the unexpected fall in performance must be urgently explained. “It has become an issue of great concern to governments, parents, and the public at large,” he said.
He disclosed that he has instructed the minister to examine the examiner’s report thoroughly.
“I was speaking with the minister, and I’ve asked him to do an analysis of the examiner’s report to try and decipher what could have gone so disastrously wrong.”
Mahama questioned why students taught by the same teachers under similar conditions could deliver widely different outcomes.
“It is mind-boggling that with the same teachers, the same factors in play, just from one batch to another, one batch does so disastrously. And so we need to get to the bottom of it.”
He emphasised that any reforms must follow a clear understanding of what went wrong.
“I’ve asked the minister, and he’s told the director-general of the GES to study the examiner’s report, and let’s see what quick reforms we can carry out in order that our children get a quality education.”
Mahama added that examination supervision would remain strict. “Vigilance is not going to go away. Invigilation is not going to go away. And so we must make sure that the children are well prepared on their own to be able to study and pass the exams that are awaiting them.”
