The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has instructed Senior High School principals not to recall final-year students for the completion of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) registration.
Dr. Eric Nkansah stated that the GES has become aware that some Form 3 students who are already on holiday have been summoned back to school to finalize their WASSCE registration.
He clarified that once classes resume on Wednesday, April 17, students will have ample time to complete the registration process.
“We want to say unequivocally that no student should be asked to come back to school to complete the WASSCE registration. The reason is that by the time they come back to school on 17th April, they will have enough time to be able to complete their registration.
“So headmasters should note that no student should be asked to come back to school because we know that some of them are living far away and are enjoying their vacations at home – so they are not expected to come back to school to complete the registration until school reopens on 17th of April.”
He made these remarks during a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, April 2, following the conclusion of the three teacher unions’ strike, which began on March 20, 2024.
Dr. Nkansah assured that his organization was working closely with the West African Examination Council to ensure that students have ample time to complete the registration process.
He stressed that there had been rumors about a potential increase in the WASSCE registration fee, which is currently set at GH₵465.
However, the GES Director-General clarified that students enrolled in the Free SHS program are not required to pay any registration fees as the program covers their registration costs.
“All students with our government secondary schools under the Free SHS programme are not required to pay that GH₵465 because that money is already absorbed by the Free SHS programme,” he said.