Education

CHASS upset about widespread examination malpractices assisted by Artificial Intelligence

A concern has been expressed by the Conference of the Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) on the rate at which examination malpractices is growing which is also posing a threat to the integrity of the West African Examination Council (WAEC).
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‎CHASS said they are really worried about how examination malpractices is increasing which is assisted by Artificial Intelligence (AI). A lot of students who sit for the final West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) mostly use the Artificial Intelligence to answer questions with the use of mobile phones.
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‎The conference made emphasis on the need for serialization of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) questions and the evaluation of assessment technique under the new education curriculum. CHASS is urging a strong disciplinary action against students confirmed to have used Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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‎CHASS again showed a concern about how indiscipline among students is growing in a statement during the 63rd Annual Conference of CHASS which took place between October 6th and October 12, 2025 in Sunyani.
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‎Recent reoccurrences of hooliganism, violent clashes and weapon possession and the abuse of substances such as opioids (RED) was highlighted by CHASS as disturbing.
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‎The conference held in Sunyani was focused on the theme “ Ensuring comprehensive, equitable and sustainable secondary education in Ghana – the way forward.” A draft of the statement was jointly signed by Rev. Father Stephen Owusu Sekyere and Mr. Baro Primus, the National President and National Secretary to the CHASS. It was also shared with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Sunyani.
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‎It pointed out the several lack of furniture in classroom, assembly halls and the dining hall and offices of the SHS. CHASS expressed, that this is impacting negatively on the smooth operations of schools and has also slowed down teaching and learning.
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‎The statement emphasized that “A lot of schools are required to operate transitional calendars all because of the shortage and we call for immediate government intervention to resolve the issue”. It also urged the government to speed up action for the resumption of work on some of the abandoned project, encouraging the government to support and provide official vehicles for schools lacking resources.