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The West Africa Secondary School Diploma Examination (WASSCE) 2019 began today, while WAEC seeks to introduce a CCTV camera at all Ghana's examination centers to prevent students from exercising examination errors.
According to the council, the measure aims to protect the integrity of the Ghanaian education system and the credibility of certificates issued to students seeking to continue their studies in the country and elsewhere.
"It is therefore necessary for all stakeholders to make collective and collaborative efforts to reduce review errors. This stakeholder effort is necessary to protect the integrity of our education systems and the credibility of WAEC certificates. "
In a statement issued by WAEC after a seminar for industry stakeholders, the review body added that the review panel would also introduce the application of modern techniques such as computer tests, electronic tagging software, among others, to combat examination errors.
The council also announced its intention to revise the WAEC law to punish students who are committing an exam fault in this year's WASSCE.
According to the National Office Director, Ms. Wendy E. Addy-Lamptey, the board has for the first time taken the fingerprint of the WASSCE candidates of 2019 in order to eliminate the egg from the growing trend to the theft of identity.
"In order to eliminate the egg of the growing trend of identity theft, the 2019 exam enrollment exercise for candidates to the school, will record for the first time the fingerprints of candidates. Every candidate this year's exam will be biometrically verified, "she said.
WAEC statistics also showed that of the 315,247 candidates for the 2018 exams, 2,787 candidates, or 0.88%, were caught committing professional misconduct, which represents a significant decrease from 13,793 cases reported in 2017.
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