Free SHS Is Indeed Working—Akufo-Addo Rejoices Over 2023 WASSCE Results
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is celebrating the outstanding achievements of students who took the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) this year.
According to him, the impressive performance of the candidates is a clear testament to the successful implementation of the free senior high school policy. The president introduced this policy in 2017, soon after assuming office following his victory in the 2016 general elections.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, while commenting on the results of the 2023 WASSCE he said “Free SHS is, indeed, working!!!”
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released the results on Monday, December 18.
“The Council will make available login details to heads of school to enable them to access the results of their candidates. The results have been hosted online and candidates who so desire may access their results at the Council’s website www.waecgh.org,” the release stated.
The Council cautioned “all its stakeholders to be wary of fraudsters who promise to upgrade results for a fee.”
It added that “Candidates are to note that WAEC results are secured and can be authenticated using its results verification system. The WAEC QR code can be downloaded and used to verify results.
A total of 448,674 candidates made up of 212,453 males and 236,221 females from 975 schools entered for the examination. This figure is 5.8% higher than the 2022 entry figure of 422,883. A total number of 3,404 (0.75%) were absent from the examination,” a part of the release read.
The Council expressed its sincerest gratitude to stakeholders “especially the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service, the Security Agencies, Heads of School, Supervisors, Invigilators, Examiners and all who in various ways supported it in the successful conduct of the examination and release of results.”
