The Africa Education Watch, an education Think Tank, says the leaked contacts of examiners marking Ghana’s 2020 examination of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) is likely to affect the credibility of WASSCE 2020 Certificate.
The Africa Education Watch , an education Think Tank has sued the West African Examination Council (WAEC) over the leakage of contacts of some examiners on social media.
The Education think tank has also filed an injunction at the High Court praying the court to prevent WAEC from the using these examiners whose names leaked.
Lawyer for Africa Education Watch, Kwame Quayeson, in an interview with host of Atinka FM’s AM Drive Ekourba Gyasi noted that it was against International Standards (including WAEC’s) to use examiners whose identity and contact details have been publicly disclosed, as markers in an international examination.
He noted that instead of changing the examiners, WAEC went ahead to commence pre-marking formalities with these same examiners, whose contacts have been leaked, an act they find worrying.
“We believe it is against International Standards (including WAEC’s) to use examiners, whose identity and contact details have been publicly disclosed, as markers in an international examination. This is likely to affect the integrity of Ghana’s pre-tertiary assessment system and the credibility of the WASSCE 2020 Certificate. We have sued WAEC and further filed an injunction application on notice at an Accra High Court to compel WAEC not to use those examiners in marking. The return date for the hearing is next week Thursday, 8th October 2020”, he added.
Ghana | Atinkaonline.com | Vivian Adu Boatemaa
