WASSCE results will be out by 29 December – Education Minister assures

The Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Adu Twum, has assured the general public that sufficient resources have been made available to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to complete the ongoing marking of WASSCE examinations. He is certain that the results will be released by Sunday, 29 December 2024.

Dr Yaw Adu Twum made this disclosure in an interview with the media on Tuesday, 24 December 2024, after visiting the center where the 2024 West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) examination answers booklets are being marked.

Asaase News checks show that between 7 October and 18 November 2024, the government has released GHc 820,066,919.29 through the Free SHS disbursement account, part of which has been used to support the operations of WAEC and other aspects of the education sector.

“I came to appraise myself with the work that is been done, and I can confirm that the work is ongoing. About 50% of the work has been done, and they have given me the assurance that the remaining is being done, and on or before 29 December, the results will be out,” Yaw Adu Twum told journalists.

In a related development, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng, posted on his Facebook Wall today, Tuesday, 24 December 2024, that some GHc25 million has been released to WAEC to support their activities and the ongoing marking.

Mr Kwasi Kwarteng pointed out that the education Ministry has the assurances of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) that the marking exercise will be completed to prepare for the release of the West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results.

“The Ministry of Education has released an additional GH₵25 million to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to support its operations and ensure the smooth and seamless continuation of marking activities. WAEC has assured the Ministry that the 2024 WASSCE results will be released soon,” Kwasi Kwarteng’s post read.

Reporting by Wilberforce Asare in Accra

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