WASSCE to be replaced by university entrance exams if the COVID-19 pandemic is not dealt with early enough and the academic calendar gets off radial. This one of the options that should be on the table and not the one suggesting giving admission to students without WASSCE. That idea must not fly irrespective of the source.
There must be a reasonable way for students to justify entrance into universities and colleges. An ill-thought admission without any examination in the name of the COVID-19 pandemic will be a big disaster. Those who went to Secondary schools had to pass the common entrance examination to be admitted into the university in the past. Today matured applicants go through the same process. This means the universities have what it takes to do their own admission if the WASSCE is not held this year.
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Any action like this will be an extension of the Free SHS policy and free for all admission and we all know our universities cannot give all WASSCE final year students admission due to limited infrastructure.
Just like the Olympic games in Japan, many events have been postponed with some being delayed a year or more.
University entrance exams to replace WASSCE 2020 will not be a bad idea, however, the West Africa Examination Council also has the option of postponing the WASSCE 2020 until 2021 if it can not get students to take the exams in 2020. This can be done earlier than the original 2021 exams or both could be held together just as Ghana did when we had two batches of WASSCE final year students writing the exams in the same year.
It will be dangerous to admit students without any form of assessment. Before 2000, students who completed Secondary, A and O levels sat for entrance exams with the various universities.
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The Ministry of Education, GES the various universities and other tertiary institutions and all stakeholders are expected to come out with the way forward for the 2020 admissions criteria if the WASSCE 2020 is not held.
Universities will have a difficult time admitting students without any official criteria in the absence of the WASSCE which has served as the common basis for gaining admission into tertiary institutions.
Another option will be to allow the various universities to conduct their own internal WASSCE kind of exam for candidates, grade results just like the WAEC has been doing to help them Admit students the meet their requirements.
With COVID-19 not succumbing to efforts yet. it looks like the entrance examination will be the best option on the table.
The option of University entrance exams to replace WASSCE 2020 must also be examined critically against other logical options that meet common-sense criteria. Don’t make university education free for all like free SHS if not it will hunt our human resource quality in future.
No serious country and education sector does that and Ghana must not set a bad example in the wake of COVID-19. Let us see out the box thinking, planning and decision-making.
Source: Wisdom Hammond | Newsghana24
if students are to write wassce in 2021 with the next batch of free shs… it will be difficult too admit them to the tertiary due to their numbers
Students should not write exam 2021 because they are not doing four years.
And it may also lead to crowdness in the various universities.
You have a point but two batches have taken the same exams before…iT is highly possible
The number then cannot be compared to the number of students now. Neither has any preparations being made to accommodate such huge number. Currently, universities would not be able to admit all students even if they are to. How much more two batches at the same time.
What’s about if the person want to go to military, what examination will he or she will write
There is a post that addresses your concern on out portal. https://newsghana24.com/how-will-the-army-police-colleges-recruit-or-admit-without-wassce-2020/ check it out. Thanks
What about if the person wants to offer degree in nursing ,what examination will she or her write
What of those who what to study abroad
What about those who cannot afford university education this year. Will their admission fee be paid by the government. Thank you.
If that’s how it’s going to be…I didn’t get to register for the wassce this year due to some issue….can I still be allowed to write the entrance exams to the university
these exams i hard more than wasse,most university will not get studentr.thank u