Efforts to safeguard the credibility of Ghana’s education system received a boost this week after the Kasoa-Ofaakor District Magistrate Court handed custodial sentences to three individuals implicated in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) malpractice.
The case, which has drawn widespread attention, involved a teacher and two university students who attempted to undermine the examination process.
Their arrests and subsequent convictions, education officials say, serve as a warning to others seeking to compromise the integrity of national examinations.
During a monitoring visit, the Chief Executive of the Awutu Senya East Municipality, Seth Sabah Sewornoo-Banini, expressed concern over lapses in candidate seating arrangements and announced new measures to tighten supervision at exam centres.
Municipal Education Director, Frank-Etrue Hayford, welcomed the court’s decision, describing it as a necessary deterrent. He stressed that the integrity of the WASSCE must remain intact, as any compromise erodes public trust in the education system.
The Ghana Education Service has been under increasing pressure to ensure strict compliance with examination protocols amid growing reports of malpractice.
With this latest ruling, authorities say they are determined to restore confidence in the credibility of results issued to candidates.
