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The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has welcomed the release of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results but is demanding urgent reforms to guarantee student representation in national examination decision-making.
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has welcomed the release of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results but is demanding urgent reforms to guarantee student representation in national examination decision-making.
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), in a statement on Saturday, August 23, announced the release of the provisional results, disclosing that 895 had been cancelled while 1,333 remain withheld.
In its response on Sunday, August 24, NUGS congratulated candidates, parents, teachers, and stakeholders for their contributions and commended both WAEC and the Ghana Education Service (GES) for the smooth conduct and timely release of the exams.
However, the Union expressed concern over what it called the absence of student voices on critical WAEC committees, including the Ghana Examinations Committee and the WAEC Investigative Committee, which decide on cancellations and probe malpractice.
“It is worrying that the Ghana Examination Committee of WAEC, which takes critical decisions such as the cancellation and withholding of results, does not have a single student representative,” the statement read.
“Even more troubling is the fact that the WAEC Investigative Committee — which probes allegations of malpractice — equally excludes the very constituency most affected by its findings: the students.”
NUGS argued that excluding students undermines transparency, fairness, and accountability in the examination system, describing the situation as a “democratic deficit” in educational governance.
The Union is therefore demanding:
Immediate inclusion of student representatives on the WAEC Awards and Examiners’ Appointment Committee.
Student membership on the WAEC Investigative Committee to ensure fairness and trust.
A permanent framework guaranteeing student participation in all national examination-related decision-making.
“Accountability in education must be inclusive and participatory. We cannot continue to discuss and decide the future of students without the voices of students themselves,” NUGS stressed.
The statement, signed by NUGS President, Daniel Korley Botchway, and General Secretary, Bismark Yaw Ofori, urged WAEC, the Ministry of Education, and other stakeholders to act swiftly to build trust and credibility in Ghana’s examination system.
NUGS represents over 12.5 million students across the country and remains the constitutionally recognised voice of Ghanaian students.
