The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has not released the results of 460,611 students who sat for the 2024 WASSCE due to a government debt of GH₵118 million.
WAEC’s Public Relations Officer, John Kapi, indicated that the council has depleted all of its financial reserves and cannot continue without the outstanding payment.
“We used every available resource to keep operations running. So this time, we have nothing to fall back on, and that is why we are requesting that this money be paid so they may continue their work,” he said.
460,000 students face uncertainty as WAEC delays results over GH₵118m debt
The delay has caused widespread worry among students who are expecting their results in order to meet approaching university application deadlines. Many people are concerned that lengthy delays may interrupt their academic goals, and some have expressed displeasure and perplexity about the issue.
In an interview with JoyNews, they stated:
“The current situation with our results is causing us concern and anxiety. The results have yet to be revealed, which implies that our entire academic career is stationary. Without the results, we cannot continue or advance in our academic careers, so I believe the government should do all possible to ensure that our results are released.
A different individual commented, “The results are supposed to be released before next year, so we will know the schools that chose us, but if they want to release it next year, there is going to be a lot of pressure, like a whole lot of drama.“
Dr Cynthia Kpeglo, Executive Secretary of Vice Chancellors’ Ghana, has expressed worries about the potential academic disruption that could result if the problem is not resolved quickly.
“Once the academic calendar is disrupted, teaching and learning suffer, and revamping the entire program to benefit them may be a challenging effort due to budgetary ramifications, among other factors. As a result, they will not have a comprehensive understanding of academic work that they should have before graduating from school.
“Whatever it is that is causing this challenge, we need to address them, we need to attend to them,” she told the crowd.
Students and others are urging the government to clear the debt as soon as possible to avoid further interruptions to the educational calendar.