The Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, has warned that persistent examination malpractices risk undermining the credibility of certificates issued by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on the global stage.
He expressed concern that such practices, if not checked, could erode trust in Ghana’s educational qualifications and tarnish the country’s image.
Dr. Apaak raised the issue during his inspection tour of examination centres at Kumasi Academy, St. Louis Senior High School, and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Senior High School, where the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is currently ongoing in the Ashanti Region.
According to him, malpractice not only compromises fairness in the assessment process but also threatens the integrity of the nation’s human resource development.
The Deputy Minister cautioned that any stakeholder, including officials of the Ghana Education Service (GES), found to be complicit in examination malpractices would face the full rigours of the law.
