The future of 460,611 students who took the 2024 WASSCE remains uncertain as the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is unable to release their results due to an unpaid debt of GH₵118 million owed by the government.
WAEC’s PRO, John Kapi, stated that the council has depleted its financial reserves and requires the outstanding payment to proceed with releasing the WASSCE results.
“We’ve used every little resource we had to sustain operations. So this time around, we have nothing to fall on, and that’s the reason we are asking that this money be paid so they’ll be able to continue their work, “ he said.
The delay has sparked widespread anxiety among students, who urgently need their results to meet looming university application deadlines.
Students are worried that further delays will derail their academic plans, with many voicing frustration and confusion.
In an interview with JoyNews, they expressed their concerns;
“The current situation about our results is something that is making us worried and anxious. The results have not yet been released, which means that our whole academic life is stagnant.
Now, without the results, we can’t continue or climb up the academic ladder, so I feel like the government should do anything possible to make sure that our results are released.
Another added,
“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.”
