In a statement issued on Wednesday, August 5, GNAPS General Secretary Kennedy Donkor said the examination body must urgently audit and reconcile results that have been flagged by affected candidates and schools.

The Association said it has received multiple complaints from private schools across the country regarding inconsistencies in the grades released to some candidates.

According to GNAPS, the reported issues include candidates receiving grades in subjects they neither registered for nor sat for, results that appear inconsistent with students’ previous academic records, and unexplained failures.

The Association cited a case involving a candidate who registered for and wrote Ghanaian Language in Twi but did not take Ewe, yet was reportedly awarded a grade in Ewe.

GNAPS said similar incidents have been reported by several schools in different parts of the country, suggesting that the concerns may be widespread.

The Association acknowledged WAEC’s responsibility to investigate and punish genuine cases of examination malpractice but stressed that the issues raised are related to possible administrative, technical and processing errors.

“These are issues of result compilation and subject allocation, as well as technical challenges in the processing of grades, which, if not corrected, could deprive deserving candidates of the results they worked for,” GNAPS stated.

The Association has therefore appealed to WAEC to undertake a thorough verification exercise to identify and rectify all affected results.

It urged the examination body to ensure that candidates are awarded grades based solely on the subjects they wrote and the performance they demonstrated.

GNAPS also called on WAEC to maintain fairness in the assessment process and avoid any form of discrimination between candidates from public and private schools.

The Association further raised concerns about what it described as a high number of failures among private school candidates, noting that some results differ significantly from students’ continuous assessment records, internal examinations and mock results.

GNAPS said such major variations require further examination and should not automatically be blamed on candidates’ academic ability.

The Association warned that incorrect results could have serious consequences, especially as candidates are currently relying on their BECE grades to select senior high schools and technical institutions.

It said inaccurate grades could negatively affect students’ school choices and future educational opportunities.

GNAPS disclosed that it is compiling complaints received from member schools nationwide and indicated that its leadership would consider further action if WAEC does not address the concerns raised.

WAEC recently released the provisional results of the 2026 BECE, which will be used in the placement of candidates into senior high schools and technical institutions across the country.