The Executive Director of institute for Education studies (IFEST)Ghana, Dr. Peter Anti, has called for evidence to support allegations that the West African Examinations Council [WAEC] is deliberately marking down candidates from private schools.
He said claims of sabotage should be backed by verifiable facts rather than speculation.
Speaking on Bullet TV’s Morning Target with Ebenezer De-Gaulle, the Executive Director said he had not seen any proof that WAEC had treated private school candidates unfairly.
“It serves no good for us to throw allegations at an examination body without evidence,” he said.
Dr. Anti acknowledged that private schools rely heavily on examination results to attract enrolment, and said it was understandable that operators would be concerned about anything affecting performance.
However, he said concerns alone were not enough to establish wrongdoing.
“If you say WAEC is sabotaging your school, then put the evidence on the table so that all of us can help you,” he stated.
He said similar allegations had been made in previous years but no concrete evidence had been presented.
To allow for a proper assessment, Dr. Anti called on those making the claims particularly Ghana National Association of private schools to identify the affected schools and provide a five to ten-year analysis of their examination results.
“Show us the schools and provide a five- or ten-year trend analysis. If performance has dropped from 90 per cent to 20 per cent, then we can begin to investigate what is happening,” he added.
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