The Ghana Education Service (GES) says the strong performance recorded in the 2025 WASSCE is directly linked to tougher supervision and the strict enforcement of examination rules nationwide.
GES, in a stement on Monday, December 1, explained that ahead of the exams, the Ministry of Education and the Service issued a firm caution that any teacher or official caught in malpractice would be sanctioned – a directive it says was “rigorously enforced.”
GES noted that the intensified measures, including increased vigilance and tighter monitoring at various centres, resulted in the apprehension of both students and staff who attempted to flout examination regulations.
According to the Service, this year’s results signal renewed progress in restoring public trust in Ghana’s examination system.
“The outcome is a direct demonstration of the trend towards restoring the integrity of the examination process,” the statement said.
As Ghana prepares to shift from the Ghana-only WASSCE to the international version in May/June 2026, GES is urging candidates to take their studies even more seriously.
“Management of GES will not compromise the integrity of examinations,” it added.
The Service also described as false the assertion by the former Education Minister Dr, Yaw Osei Adutwum that GES had cancelled allowances due teachers, a situation he suggested may have affected performance.
“It is not true that the GES has cancelled any allowances due teachers as claimed by Dr. Adutwum,” the statement said, adding that the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department had already “publicly clarified reasons for the non-payment of the November allowances for teachers.”
