ABSENTEEISM AT 2015 WASSCE IN ASHANTI

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Asection of the candidates writing the Integrated Science Paper 1 at the KNUST SHS Centre
A total of 62 thousand, 472 candidates making up the highest regional figure in the ongoing West African Secondary Schools Certificate Examinations were expected to sit for the first compulsory Paper today. 

However, the Ashanti Today's visit to some of the Examination Centres revealed that not all the candidates who registered for the examination were available for the Integrated Science Paper. 

At the Kumasi High School Centre at Gyinyase, candidates from two schools, made up of the Kumasi High School itself and the Apostle Kwadwo Sarfo Senior High School had already started the Paper One at the time of the visit at about 9.15 am.

 Out of the 547 all male candidates from KUHIS who were expected to be present, one was absent without any reason offered while one female candidate from the Apostle Kwadwo Sarfo SHS, Sylvia Baah Gyebi was also absent. 

At the KNUST Senior High School at Boadi, two schools, KNUST SHS and Adabi Educational Centre, were also expected at the Exam Centre. 

However, according to the External Supervisor, Seth Owusu, two candidates, one each of the school, were absent. 

KNUST SHS presented 673 candidates while Adabi Educational Centre registered 63 candidates for the exam.  

 Mr. Owusu said the start of the Paper delayed for about 15 minutes as a result of heavy vehicular traffic congestion when the examination materials were being transported from the WAEC office to the Centre. 

At the Saint Louis Senior High School at Oduom, two schools, St. Louis SHS and Mancell’s College candidates were writing the same Paper.  

 The Assistant Headmistress of St. Louis SHS in charge of Academics, Madam Victoria Ussher disclosed that out of the 511 expected candidates, three were absent. 

According to her, one of them passed way after the registration while the remaining two stopped school after registering for the examinations.

 However, all the 45 registered candidates from the Mancel College were present. 

At all the Centres visited, the atmosphere was peaceful and quiet while no student indiscipline had been recorded.

 Police personnel and a significant number of invigilators were also at post with everything required for the success of the examination had been duly provided by the WAEC.

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