WAEC: AFRICA EDUCATION WATCH SUES WAEC FOR VOILATING ITS OWN RULES

The West Africa Education Council (WAEC) has been sued by Africa Education Watch for using examiners, whose identities and contact details have been publicly disclosed, to mark 2020 WASSCE.

According to the Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Mr. Kofi Asare, on 17th August 2020, they reported WAEC’s leakage of specific names, schools, subject areas, telephone numbers, and email addresses of WASSCE’s examiners on social media; an incident WAEC later confirmed and claimed that the leaked list of 1,520 examiners was not their validated list but, a provisional list, and that they had 20,000 examiners to select from.

However, instead of changing these 1,520 examiners and replacing them with its acclaimed over 20,000 examiners, they went ahead on 28th September 2020 to commence pre-marking formalities with these same examiners whose contacts have been leaked.

Africa Education Watch in the statement of claim averred that, its officers took steps to verify the authenticity or otherwise of the said leaked confidential data by personally calling those they knew on the list, and the results of their investigation was that the purported information was an authentic document from the defendant (WAEC).

The Organization further explained that it is against international standards including WAEC’s own rules to use examiners whose identity and contact details have been publicly exposed, as markers in an international examination. Hence, likely to affect the integrity of Ghana’s pre-tertiary assessment system and the credibility of the WASSCE 2020 certificate.

Therefore, to put a stop to this, Africa Education Watch has sued WAEC and further filed an injunction application on notice at an Accra High Court to compel WAEC not to use these examiners in marking.

Below is a list of what the Plaintiff (Africa Education Watch) claimed for in the statement of claim;

 A declaration that the defendant has been careless and irresponsible in their duties as a result of the leakage of such vital and secret data to the public, which do not conform with other internationally accepted standards.

 A declaration that the purported conduct of the defendant was irregular, below standard, and unacceptable.

 An order to set aside every purported list, meeting or appointments meant to mark and grade the results of all WAEC examinations until new appointments are made to exclude every name on the leaked documents making rounds in the social media.

 An order of injunction restraining the Defendant, their agents and assigns from purporting to act in any manner that contravenes the laid down rules, regulations, and principles regarding the conduct of External Examinations in Ghana.

 Any further or other order or relief as the court may deem fit in the circumstances.

 Costs in this suit. 

Mr. Kofi Asare also stated that the return date for the hearing is next week Thursday, 8th October 2020.

Africa Education Watch is an Education Policy Research and Advocacy Organization working with Civil Society Organizations, Governments and the Private Sector to promote an equitable, accountable and responsive education system that assures of quality and equal opportunities for all.










Written By: Shahida Paintsil (JHS LEAVER)



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