WAEC Releases 2023 WASSCE Results; 4,878 Candidates’ Results Blocked

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).

In a statement released on Monday, December 18, 2023, the Council said  it has blocked the results of 4,878 candidates for failing to return learning support materials supplied to them by their schools.

“The results of 4,878 candidates have been blocked for failing to return learning support materials supplied to them by their schools. Such candidates are to contact their schools,” the statement said.

WAEC has also cancelled the subject results of 3,647 candidates for bringing foreign materials such as prepared notes, textbooks, and printed materials into the examination halls.

The results of 839 candidates were cancelled for possessing mobile phones in the examination halls.

WAEC has also withheld the subject results of 4,280 candidates and the entire results of 1,005 for various suspected offences.

“Following completion of investigations into some of the cases of irregularity reported during the conduct of the examination, the 35th Meeting of the Ghana Examinations Committee, held on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, approved as follows: Cancellation of Subject Results of 3,647 candidates for bringing foreign material like prepared notes, text books, and printed material into the examination halls.”

“Cancellation of Entire Results of 839 candidates for possession of mobile phones in the examination halls. Withholding of Subject Results of 4,280 candidates and the Entire Results of 1,005 for various suspected offences; Yet still, some subject results of candidates from 235 schools have been withheld for collusion and the use of artificial intelligence-generated answers,” the statement said.