The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has pushed back against demands by the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) for student participation in its examination governance structures.
Speaking in Accra, the Head of WAEC’s National Office, Dr. Rosemond Wilson, maintained that the Council’s processes are already inclusive enough, involving key stakeholders such as teachers, parents, and the Ghana Education Service (GES).
According to her, NUGS, as a student body, does not have a formal role in exam supervision or investigations.
“NUGS are students, and with our exams, invigilators and supervisors are supposed to be workers of the GES. NUGS are not staff of the GES, so they cannot invigilate or supervise our exams. When it comes to investigations, we deal directly with the candidate, and the minor candidates come along with their parents and teachers to do the investigations. So, we do not actually need NUGS. We don’t know the role they want to play concerning the investigations,” she said.
Her comments follow a statement by NUGS welcoming the release of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results but demanding reforms to include student representatives on WAEC’s key committees.
The Union argued that the absence of students on decision-making bodies such as the Ghana Examinations Committee and the WAEC Investigative Committee undermines transparency and fairness.
WAEC, however, insists its current structures are adequate and that its processes already guarantee accountability and fairness without direct student involvement.
