The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) said it has withheld results of 6,812 students who allegedly indulged in various malpractices in the 2015 Basic Education Certificate Examination pending investigations.
According to WAEC, “the withheld results will be released as soon as the Council concludes its investigations.”
[contextly_sidebar id=”100YuUMh7F1Bh9ESqUMcvejsYr8Nbcej”]Widespread leakage of some of the BECE papers compelled WAEC to cancel five of the papers.
The subjects were English Language 2, Religious and Moral Education 2, Science 2, and Mathematics 2 and Social Studies 2.
A new date was subsequently set for the re-sit of the cancelled papers.
BECE results released
Meanwhile WAEC has released the provisional results of the June 2015 Basic Education Certificate Examination.
The council stated that it is in the process of dispatching the results to the schools through the Municipal District Directors of Education.
According to a press release issued by WAEC, a total of 437,942 candidates registered for the examination.
This figure represents a 3.55% increase in that of 2014.
Out of the number 229,651 are males and 208,291 are females.
A total of 1,886 candidates were absent.
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana