WASSCE 2019: Akufo-Addo and Napo deserve national awards – President Wontumi

General News of Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Source: peacefmonline.com

2019-07-30

The implementation of the free high school policy and the tremendous benefits it has provided to students should serve as a foundation for the awarding of a national honor to President Akufo-Addo and Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Regional President of the School. 'Ashanti of the Patriotic Party said.

Bernard Antwi-Boasiako said that according to preliminary results published by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), it is clearly stated that the implementation of free SHS by the Akufo-Addo government has set the tone for children under 16 years old. Resource centers take advantage of the Ghanaian education system to shape their lives.

In an interview with Peacefmonline.com, Ashanti Regional President, known as President Wontumi, said that "if the majority of students go to science and math, this indicates that our educational system is well and that it is a benefit to the nation. in general ".

He added that "President Akufo-Addo deserves to receive the highest honor for the implementation of free SHS and the Minister of Education; Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh must also be honored for his good performance as the principal responsible for education. I congratulate the current government for the development that it has brought to our SHS ".

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) statistics show that the WESTCE (2019 West African Certificate Examinations) has seen a marked improvement in the number of candidates who have successfully completed the mathematics (basic level) and, to some extent, integrated science courses. .

According to WAEC, 65.31% of the candidates who pbaded the exams this year had between A1 and C6 compared to the 2018 figures.

About 50.52% of the 346,094 candidates who took the exams also had between A1 and C6 in the integrated science paper.

"(Basic) mathematics recorded the most significant improvement from A1 to C6 compared to 2018 (38.33% to 65.31%). In addition, there was a notable improvement in integrated science (50.52% to 63.17%), with the English language showing a slight improvement from 46.91% to 48.96%. Social studies also showed a slight improvement in candidate performance (73.27% to 75.43%), "said a statement from WAEC.