WASSCE BEGINS AT ALL CENTRES

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Ashanti region is this year presenting a total of 67 thousand, 513 candidates for the West African Senior Schools Certificate examinations, WASSCE, representing an eight point-seven per cent increase over last year’s figure. 

The figure also constitutes 23 point-three per cent of the overall national figure of 289 thousand, 2017. The candidates are from 178 public and private schools. 

The number is made up of 34 thousand, 198 boys and 33 thousand, 315 girls who are sitting for the exam at 122 WAEC-designated centres spread across 29 out of the 30 administrative districts of the region. 

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, accompanied Regional Director of Education, Mrs. Mary Owusu-Achiaw, has visited some of the Centres to observe the conduct of the exercise and also to learn at first hand the conditions under which the exam is being written. 

At the Prempeh College where a total of 822 candidates from three schools were expected to sit for the Integrated Science Paper, only one candidate of Prempeh College was absent when Paper Two was being written.

 However,  at the old Assembly Hall Centre where 186 candidates from two private schools were scheduled to write the Paper, as many as 22 of them were said to be absent for unexplained reasons. 

At the Afua Kobi Ampem Girls Senior High School at Trabuom in the Atwima Kwanwoma district, a total of 808 candidates from the school were supposed to present themselves for the Paper. However, three of them were absent. 

But the most worrying spectacle that met the Regional Minister was the inability of two of the candidates present to write the exam. 

 One of them shed tears uncontrollably with the other one refusing to respond to questions by the Regional Minister. 

The Headmistress, Madam Agnes Dadson, blamed their inability to write the paper due to psychological challenges. She said they would be allowed to visit their parents after the Paper. 

At the Toase Senior High School in the Atwima Nwagya district, all the one thousand and 17 candidates expected at the Centre for the Paper were present with no major problem encountered. 

At the Yaa Asantewaa Girls Senior High School in Kumasi, the Headmistress, Madam Asunde Eshun Fameyeh, said three out of the 668 candidates could not be present to write the Paper for various reasons. 

At all the centres visited, there was Police presence to maintain law and order.

 The Regional Director of Education, Mrs. Mary Owusu-Achiaw, expressed worry about the condition of the girl candidates at the Afua Kobi Ampem SHS Centre and pleaded with parents to team up with school authorities to always ensure their wards are in good health ahead of such important exercise as the WASSCE. 

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, expressed satisfaction with the conduct and comportment of both the candidates and officials as well as the atmosphere under which the exam was being written.

He advised the candidates to abstain from any form of examination malpractice since that could ruin their future.



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