The Ghana Education Service (GES) has warned candidates taking part in the ongoing 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) that examination malpractice could result in prison sentences of between 12 and 15 years.
Nana Kumi Agyemang, Public Relations Officer of GES in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Bono Region, said offenders also risk having their results cancelled or withheld.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at Dormaa-Ahenkro, he disclosed that 2,179 candidates—1,075 males and 1,104 females—from Christ Apostolic Church SHS, Dormaa SHS, Adehyeman SHS, and Salvation Army SHS are sitting the exams in the Municipality.
To ensure smooth conduct of the exams, a monitoring team has been deployed, with police personnel maintaining law and order. He added that the use of mobile phones at exam centres has been banned, and supervisors are strictly enforcing the directive.
“The candidates are also under strict supervision to prevent the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) during the examination,” Mr. Agyemang stated.
He urged students to avoid carrying prohibited materials into the exam halls and instead approach their papers with confidence and integrity.
Mr. Agyemang further noted that the steady rise in the number of female candidates was encouraging, attributing it to government interventions such as the Free SHS policy, free sanitary pad distribution, and intensified girl-child education programmes.
