Examination malpractice has eventually become a yearly delicacy for both teachers and students of WASSCE and BECE in Ghana.

WAEC and GES have been very lax in combating the increasingly complicated nature of the practice. One of the agencies very critical of examination malpractice in the country is Africa Education Watch (EduWatch).

What is Africa Education Watch (EduWatch)?

Africa Education Watch is an Education Policy Research and Advocacy Organization working with Civil Society Organizations, Governments and the Private Sector to promote an equitable, accountable and responsive education system that assures of quality and equal opportunities for all. Originally incorporated as Action for Rural Education in May 2002, Africa Education Watch rebranded in 2019 to focus on Policy Research and Trans National Advocacy while operating as a Think Tank with partner representation in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria.

Africa Education Watch analyzes education policy management & reform by drawing on cross-cultural, trans-national and international comparative perspectives in West Africa.

EduWatch teams up with GES and WAEC

Africa Education Watch has been a super force in battling examination malpractices and holding WAEC accountable for malpractices.

EduWatch walked the talk by going a bit further this time. EduWatch has released a message that reads that they’ve partnered with the West Africa Examination Council and GES to crack down on malpractice practitioners.

EduWatch sends out flyer.

EduWatch’s Will-power to help tackle malpractice has come with action. The NGO has released a flyer that spells out the partnership with both GES and WAEC.

“if you see something unusual before or during WASSCE, call our WASSCE desk 0303975001 or 0201888889“

Reporters also had the option of sending an email to wasscedesk@eduwatch.info.

The NGO has criticized WAEC severally for its failure to fight examination leakages and malpractice. For instance, it came down heavily on WAEC due the 2021 wassce leakages.

Eduwatch claimed that examination questions were sold between GHC30 and GHC150 per paper in 2021 which WAEC denied. Yet many students and teachers confirmed many papers including the integrated science paper were all over social media.

Teachers extorting money from students

EduWatch’s partnership with WAEC and its promise to protect the identity of any whistleblowers couldn’t have come at a better time. Many students across the country have confirmed that some of their teachers have collected money from them to help assist them in the exam Hall, the so-called “Apor money”.

Could this signal the end to the filthy practice that has held Ghana’s education hostage for several years? We live to see.

In a fast-paced world where good mathematicians, scientists and artisans are needed to build a developed nation, examination malpractice has no seat among the equals.