WAEC Refutes December 29th Exam Results Release Date
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has debunked rumours that results for the recently concluded exams would be released on December 29th. “Factually incorrect,” WAEC’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr. John Kapi speaking on Starr FM said.
Mr Kapi shed some light on the circumstances behind the spread of the false information on the interview. However, he said that on a visit to the facilities of WAEC by Ghana’s Minister of Education, Dr. Osei Yaw Adutwum, observations were made about the operational challenges WAEC was having.
“The head of the office took the Minister around, showing him the broken down machines and others that were not operating properly.” But Mr Kapi also showed him a huge stack of unscanned objective answer sheets.
But he said there was no formal discussion about when the issues would be resolved or when the exam results would be released during the visit.
“So after the tour, the Minister spoke to the media [and] the Minister had actually been assured that results will be ready by 28th or 29th of December by WAEC,” he added. Mr. Kapi, however stated that WAEC has not made such a statement, this is not accurate.
He said the miscommunication had caused unnecessary confusion and anxiety among students and parents waiting impatiently for their results.
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The Minister’s misinformation was ‘scandalous’ and Mr. Kapi strongly criticised it, saying it was ‘indecent’.” “We have repeated our commitment to transparency and accuracy; anybody who claims to have information beyond the release of the results is misguiding the public and should be discouraged from doing so,” he said.
“WAEC has a responsibility to give precise and exact data about examine results.” He added: ‘The public must remain vigilant and not be misled by rumours or statements by any officials.’
However, as things are, WAEC has not released an official date for publishing the results. Mr. Kapi assured the public that once a date is confirmed, it will be communicated through WAEC’s official website (https:It is available on their social media handles verified, (https://waecgh.org/) and its verified social media platforms.
We encourage that students and parents use these channels to get accurate updates, and stop using third party sources that can spread the wrong information.
It is essential to have anxiety on WAEC exam results because it will give many students their academic and working future. Millions of students in West Africa each year take WAEC examination, their entire future depends on this examination whether to further in education or any job.
Being a non profit organization, WAEC has a role to play to ensure standards in educational set ups in countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, and Liberia. Since there are high stakes at play, the organization takes its precision and reliability seriously.
The operational challenges like machine breakdowns in the result processing process can be responsible for delays, but WAEC’s core focus is not to delay, as results are accurate and credible. These exam results timeline is also subject to any number dates involved in data process and quality assurance.
Ahead of the exams results, WAEC’s Leaders call for patience, reliance on official updates. Mr. While a reminder to verify information, Kapi’s firm refutation of the December 29th claim shows that we don’t need to indulge in undue stress resulting from unfounded reports.
The test body, WAEC will not fail in its commitment of education excellence and transparent communication that will educate students and stakeholders with trusted, timely information. The public can easily be kept abreast of when WAEC would release results by monitoring WAEC’s official platforms.