The current West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results are extremely concerning, and President John Dramani Mahama has ordered the Education Minister to perform a thorough review of the data.
During the National Launch of STEMBox for Basic Schools on December 4, the president stated that an explanation for the sudden decline in performance is urgently needed. “It is now a major concern for governments, parents, and the general public,” he stated.
“During our conversation, I asked the minister to analyze the examiner’s report in an effort to determine what could have gone so terribly wrong.”
Mahama questioned how pupils could have radically different results while they were educated by the same teachers under similar circumstances.
“It is mind-boggling that with the same teachers, the same factors in play, just from one batch to another, one batch does so disastrously. And so we need to get to the bottom of it.”
“I’ve asked the minister, and he’s told the director-general of the GES to study the examiner’s report, and let’s see what quick reforms we can carry out in order that our children get a quality education.”
