2022 BECE Results: GNAT Sends Strong Message To The Public

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has urged stakeholders who are unhappy with the BECE results announced by the Counsel to seek legal redress or remarking as soon as possible.

According to GNAT, WAEC must provide proper explanations for each major decision made on the examination results so that affected individuals can understand them.

In response to the provisional results released by the Council, General Secretary of GNAT, Thomas Musah Tanko, stated that if children or guardians do not accept the explanation provided by WAEC, they can seek legal redress.

According to Mr. Tanko, anything WAEC says on the examination is not final and anyone affected can challenge it.

“By now WAEC should have explained the basis for some decisions they have taken on the examination results released for the public to understand.

“If you feel WAEC has said something, and you disagree, legally you can also express yourself. The law allows that and WAEC is aware. What WAEC says is not final. If WAEC says they have canceled 20 papers, they need to come and explain and if after that the child or the parent feels it doesn’t make sense, they can ask. If they also say they don’t understand, they can use the law,” he said.

The preliminary results of the Basic Education Certificate Examination for school and private candidates in 2022 have been released.

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) made the announcement on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

While only school candidates’ results will be sent to their respective Metropolitan/Municipal/District assemblies, both private and school candidates can check their results on the Council’s website at www.waecgh.org.

WAEC has also warned the public not to fall for scammers who claim to improve people’s test results because their scripts can be authenticated.

Meanwhile, at its 33rd Meeting of the Final Awards and Examiners’ Appointment Committee for the BECE, 2022, held on January 24, 2023, the Final Awards and Examiners’ Appointment Committee agreed as follows:

• Cancellation of subject results for 416 school candidates and 3 private candidates for bringing foreign materials into the examination hall or conspiring with other candidates;
• Subject results of 38 school candidates are being withheld pending the completion of investigations into various cases of alleged examination malpractice.
• Cancellation of 73 school candidates’ and 2 private candidates’ entire results for bringing mobile phones into the examination hall;
• The entire results of 11 school candidates have been withheld pending the conclusion of investigations into various cases of alleged examination malpractice.
• Meanwhile, the scripts of candidates from 40 schools in specific subjects are being reviewed.
• Candidates’ withheld results may be canceled or released based on the outcome.
  Of investigations.

READ ALSO: Former NSS Personnel Reveals Shocking Secrets About First Atlantic Bank