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Sierra Leone’s Parliamentary Oversight Committee on Basic and Senior Secondary Education is racing to find a solution for students who missed the deadline to register for the upcoming West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exams.
The committee, formed by members of various political parties and paramount chiefs, has been grappling with the issue since February after the WAEC portal closed for entries. Despite repeated attempts to convince WAEC to reopen the portal, citing late entries in past years, the Council remained unbudging.
With traditional solutions exhausted, the committee unveiled a Plan-B to accommodate genuine candidates left out of the May/June WASSCE Examination. Negotiations to include affected students in Ghana’s August WASSCE Series proved futile, leaving the November/December series as the only viable option.
Acknowledging the concerns of parents and guardians, the committee assured its commitment to expedite the implementation of Plan-B. This plan aims to facilitate affected students’ participation in the November/December WASSCE Series at no cost to parents or guardians, with the government covering examination fees.
While WAEC data indicates 146,179 candidates from 816 schools registered for the May/June 2024 WASSCE, the exact number of affected candidates remains uncertain due to irregularities in submitted lists. These irregularities include fake BECE results, double WAEC codes, discrepancies in student numbers, inclusion of repeaters, and ghost schools with unverified candidates.
The MBSSE continues to verify school lists to determine the legitimate number of affected candidates. The committee urged patience from the public as the verification process progresses, cautioning against relying on speculative numbers circulating in the media.
Severe penalties await defaulting school heads, MBSSE officials, and WAEC staff implicated in depriving legitimate candidates of examination opportunities. Such actions not only harm students and their families but also tarnish the government’s image and undermine the Free Quality Education Programme.
The press release concluded with a call for unity and support from all Sierra Leoneans as efforts continue to ensure equitable access to education and uphold the integrity of examination processes.
One of the most stupid menister in sierra Leone
Is the Government going to pay for private schools that are left behind
Does the word ALL STUDENTS LEFT OUT include those attending private schools? Please let us know in time so that we can communicate it to the parents. Thanks and we await your response, please.
Does the word ALL STUDENTS LEFT OUT include those attending private schools? Please let us know in time so that we can tell our parents.
More than the word “stupid .”
The educational sector is just a total mess in the country.
You guys are bragging on social media about radical inclusion, now tell me what inclusion does this make? Just trying to deprive the candidates of their right.
The minister of education and the head of WAEC need to be sack with immediate effect. Because they don’t know their roles and responsibilities all they care is to enrich their pockets.
Dis na total witch.
Wuna all na witch man n witch woman dem.
“San go comot pa una na net”
Please see to our cry this is our passport
First in the history of Sierra Leone for such to happen it will have rather better to postpone the exam than to partake in such action the country is not easy but government want to found two exams in one academic year is it that the government can’t make sense on their own because I’m just seeing this whole protocol as way of making money because what these people are pointing at was their before so why can’t you operate as before is it that the present one’s don’t know their job this is really bad government I know you have almost accepted but please change you mind or else all blame will go back to you
Does this make sense
Till we see it, though it has never happen in the history of Sierra Leone
We are very happy if this examination would be conducted in two sessions in this year 2024
Thank you all for your politely effort againing to the students who left out without BRS, I really appreciate, and condole your efforts all. May God Almighty continue to bless you and your family.
Thanks to the prestigious and hard working government for putting hands on this, we would be happy if this really happen.
I don’t believe this November examination talk at all
President Bio, himself was the caused of these mess and wicked hearts people in governance. When David Sengeh was there as Minster of Education, WAEC has nothing to ( Sengeh ) shake him down to ‘stupid’ agreement. See these useless Minister now, behaving like a kid. Indeed, they don’t want our pupils to write ✍️ their exams.
Please papa government help us please help us
All the lesson 😭😭all the study😭😭we just left out just like that
Please help us so we cam able to take the exam this year
Thank you