GES forbids unqualified WASSCE applicants from registering.

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Unqualified applicants are not permitted to register for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) by the Ghana Education Service (GES).

According to a statement written by Mr. Daniel Fenyi, the GES’s Head of Public Relations, management had seen that some Heads of Senior High and Technical Schools were registering applicants for the test without authorisation, frequently in exchange for cash.

It said that misconduct and abuse of authority would be committed by any head or school administrator discovered to be involved in such unlawful registration, including the collecting of fees.

“A head of school is authorised to register only Form Three students whose academic records and progression from Form One to Form Three are duly traceable in the school’s database,” the statement emphasised.

“The registration of Form Two students or private candidates by any school official is strictly prohibited.”

According to GES and the rules of the West African Examinations Council, any violation of the mandate would result in harsh penalties, the statement said.

Source: newsthemegh.com