Prof Naana Opoku Agyeman
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has set out rules and regulations governing the 2013 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
The council has, therefore, directed all heads of educational institutions, students and pupils as well as parents and guardians to study the rules and comply accordingly as anyone who violates them would face the necessary sanctions.
A WAEC document obtained by the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Friday warned both senior and junior high school candidates to avoid any misconduct that would lead to cancellation of their examination results.
WAEC noted that insults or assault of supervisors, invigilators and inspectors are serious crimes which could lead to the cancellation of the entire results, barring of a candidate from taking any examination conducted by the council for not less than two years and prosecution.
Other offences include holding any foreign material like chemical substances in the examination hall with the intent to cause injury to any person in the hall.
The document also identified some common irregularities it abhors namely collusion, impersonation, leakages or mass cheating.
The WAEC said it has acquired new techniques to deal with anybody who attempts to indulge in any examination malpractices during this year.
It said: “Not only are we going to punish the culprits but the results of the candidate (s) are going to be cancelled in addition to prosecution and possible imprisonment for years to come no matter the background of the candidate.
“No room would be given to the availability of foreign materials and other irregular activities inside or outside the various examination halls among candidates”.
The council, therefore, advised candidates to adhere to all the rules governing this year’s examination and “not to shade their objective answer sheets in ink but always remember to shade in pencil”.
“Use ink in answering questions in the answer booklets unless otherwise required.
“Complete in full and in ink the cover pages of your answer booklets before you begin to answer the questions,” the document said.
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