2022 WASSCE Starts Today
Beginning today, August 1, 2022, a total of 422,883 applicants from 977 schools will take the West African Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) for this academic year.
There are 14 kids with hearing impairment and 72 students with visual impairment among the candidates.
Sixty courses total—four cores, and 56 electives—will be covered in the exams, which candidates will begin taking today.
On Monday, August 29, the English Language Orals will take place, and on Thursday, September 8, the English Language Essay and Objective Papers will be written.
The tests will end on Tuesday, September 27, according to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
Despite claims from the Minority in Parliament that there may not be enough money to perform the tests, the exams have begun.
The situation, according to Minority Spokesperson on Education Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, “Mr. Speaker, has grown serious since no money has been provided to WAEC for the conduct of the 2022 WASSCE and BECE,” he claimed on the floor of Parliament last week.
He further added “WAEC immediately needs a total of GH₵96,694,432.40 to engage in a number of pre-examination activities, transportation, and allowances for examiners, supervisors, invigilators and depot-keepers.”
Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the deputy minister of education, denied the accusations.
He stated that “Disregard the propaganda. Every examination that the Ministry has scheduled with WAEC will come off. So disregard any rumours that we are going to suspend or cancel any examination that we have arranged. Every obligation has been met with WAEC, so every attempt that seeks to mar the relationship must be discredited.
