The Conference of Heads of Private Second-Cycle Schools (CHOPSS) has expressed grave concern over the delay in releasing the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results.
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has said the breakdown of scanners used for processing objective cards is the primary cause of the delay.
WAEC attributed this to an outstanding payment of GHC118,000,000.00 owed by the Ministry of Education.
However, CHOPSS National President, IK Mensah, emphasized that private schools have paid their WASSCE registration fees in full and should not be denied their results.
“But for the breakdown of the WAEC Scanners, Private schools would have requested from the Council to release their results independently since we do not owe them,” he stated.
He also highlighted the unfair treatment of private schools, parents, and students, citing the government’s failure to address the issue promptly.
“Private Senior High Schools have suffered enough. For eight years, we have been ignored and not considered worthy of participating in the free SHS policy.”
CHOPSS is calling on the government to disburse the outstanding balance owed to WAEC to facilitate the immediate release of the results.
With university admission deadlines looming in January 2025, IK Mensah warned that further action would be taken in collaboration with parents and students if a positive response is not forthcoming.
“We would be compelled to take further action… to address the situation if a positive response is not forthcoming in the coming days,” he cautioned.
