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NUGS Calls for Student Representation on WAEC Examination and Investigative Committees


 

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has welcomed the release of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results, while calling for immediate reforms to ensure student representation in key decision-making bodies within the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).

WAEC, in a statement issued on Saturday, August 23, announced the provisional release of the 2025 BECE results. The statement revealed that 895 results had been cancelled, while 1,333 remain withheld pending further investigation.

In a follow-up statement on Sunday, August 24, NUGS congratulated candidates, parents, teachers, and all stakeholders for their dedication throughout the examination process. The Union also commended both WAEC and the Ghana Education Service (GES) for the smooth conduct and timely release of the examinations.

However, NUGS raised serious concerns over the lack of student representation on WAEC’s decision-making bodies—particularly the Ghana Examinations Committee and the WAEC Investigative Committee. These bodies are responsible for critical actions, including the cancellation and withholding of examination results and the investigation of suspected malpractice.

“It is worrying that the Ghana Examinations Committee of WAEC, which makes critical decisions such as the cancellation and withholding of results, does not have a single student representative,” the statement noted. “Even more troubling is the fact that the WAEC Investigative Committee — which probes allegations of malpractice — equally excludes the very constituency most affected by its findings: the students.”

NUGS argued that the absence of student voices in these processes undermines transparency, fairness, and accountability, calling it a "democratic deficit" in the governance of education in Ghana.

As part of its advocacy, NUGS is demanding the following reforms:

  1. Immediate inclusion of student representatives on the WAEC Awards and Examiners’ Appointment Committee.
  2. Student membership on the WAEC Investigative Committee to promote fairness and build trust in the examination process.
  3. A permanent framework that guarantees student participation in all national examination-related decision-making bodies.

“Accountability in education must be inclusive and participatory. We cannot continue to discuss and decide the future of students without including their voices,” the statement emphasized.

The statement was signed by NUGS President, Daniel Korley Botchway, and General Secretary, Bismark Yaw Ofori. They urged WAEC, the Ministry of Education, and other relevant stakeholders to act swiftly to enhance the credibility and integrity of Ghana’s examination systems.

NUGS, which represents more than 12.5 million students nationwide, remains the constitutionally recognized voice of Ghanaian students.


Source: theghanareport

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