WAEC releases withheld results of 2024 WASSCE amid Court order

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) management has released all withheld results of students who sat for the 2024 edition of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates.

WAEC’s decision to release the withheld West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates results follows a legal battle and threats of nationwide protests from the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS).

In an interview with Accra-based Citi News sighted by Pretertiary.com, the Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John Kapi, said there are currently no outstanding results, including those previously tied to a legal dispute with the Council.

The not-for-profit-making organization’s spokesperson said “As we promised, we kept to our promises. So by the close of February 28, we had uploaded all the results of the candidates whose results had been withheld.

The court had ordered that we should release the results of those candidates. And so we’ve gone ahead with all the results. So we don’t have any outstanding results as far as, you know, those exams are concerned.

Well, 28 was a Friday, and so we assume that the people are still waiting till the beginning of the week, you know, to begin to call the office and to register some complaints. But, again, I think that whatever we have put out there is a true reflection of the performance of the candidates in the examination.”

The latest development comes after the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) scheduled February 28, 2025, as the deadline to release the withheld WASSCE School results of students who sat for the 2024 edition of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination.

Speaking at a press conference, the Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John Kapi said his outfit was working to finalize investigations into alleged malpractice and irregularities in the 2024 WASSCE for School Candidates.

The spokesperson at the press conference at WAEC’s head office in Accra on Friday, February 7, 2025, gave assurance that the not-for-profit organization is committed to due process and transparency in handling the matter.

“The Council has continued its hearing for the affected candidates and has been releasing results as appropriate. The Council wishes to assure all stakeholders that all cases of malpractices will be finalized and also results released by February 28,” Kapi stated.

A total number of 460,611 candidates made up of 212,954 males and 247,657 females from 1003 second cycle schools across the country sat for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School.