LEAD Impact Foundation Demands WAEC Clean Up and Expose Exam Cheats
LEAD Impact Foundation urges WAEC to enforce zero tolerance and radical transparency in addressing exam malpractice to preserve the credibility of the WASSCE and Ghana’s education system.
The LEAD Impact Foundation (LEAD IF) has called on the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to take bold and transparent steps to safeguard the integrity of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
In a statement jointly signed by its co-founders, Wisdom Hammond and Humphrey Adjei, the Foundation warned that rampant examination malpractice has reached alarming levels and threatens to render the WASSCE certificate meaningless if not urgently addressed.
According to LEAD Impact Foundation, organized examination fraud including question leakages, invigilator-assisted cheating, and institutional collusion undermines the credibility of Ghana’s education system and the value of the certificate both locally and internationally.
“The time for vague promises and ineffective internal sanctions is over,” the statement said. “WAEC must adopt a policy of zero tolerance and radical transparency by publicly naming and shaming all individuals and institutions involved in examination malpractice.”
The Foundation urged WAEC to begin its accountability drive from within by identifying and prosecuting any staff, whether permanent or temporary, implicated in examination fraud. It also called for sanctions against schools that serve as “cheating centres” and for public exposure of headmasters and teachers who collude to undermine the examination process.
“Failure to act decisively will mean consciously producing a generation of students with excellent grades but hollow minds,” the statement cautioned, adding that such negligence could cause lasting damage to Ghana’s human capital.
LEAD Impact Foundation further called on the Ministry of Education, the Ghana Education Service, and security agencies to support WAEC in ensuring a clean and credible examination process. It also appealed to parents to reinforce integrity and honesty among their wards.
The Foundation reaffirmed its commitment to monitoring the 2025 WASSCE and holding accountable any institution that compromises the credibility of the examination.
“We expect nothing less than a fair, transparent, and credible examination,” the statement concluded.
Below is the full statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALL MEDIA HOUSES
WAEC MUST SAFEGUARD 2025 WASSCE INTEGRITY; NAME AND SHAME EXAM MALPRACTICE ACTORS AND START FROM WITHIN
As the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) commences on August 4, the LEAD Impact Foundation (LEAD IF) issues this stern call to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to take decisive and unwavering action to protect the integrity of the examination.
The rampant and often brazen examination malpractices that have plagued the WASSCE in recent years threaten to render the certificate worthless, and the time for rhetoric is over.
The sanctity of the WASSCE certificate is under an unprecedented threat from organized criminal syndicates that operate with the collusion of individuals entrusted with its administration. These illegal activities, ranging from question leakages to invigilator-assisted cheating, make a mockery of the efforts of honest, hardworking students and devalue the quality of Ghana’s education system both locally and internationally.
The time for vague promises and internal sanctions, which have proven ineffective, is over. LEAD IF demands a policy of ZERO TOLERANCE and RADICAL TRANSPARENCY. We charge WAEC to publicly name and shame any and all individuals and institutions found culpable in perpetrating examination fraud.
This must include:
- Permanent WAEC Staff:Any employee of the Council found to be involved in this criminal enterprise must be exposed and handed over for prosecution.
- Temporary Staff:Invigilators, supervisors, and depot-keepers who facilitate malpractice must be publicly identified, blacklisted, and face legal consequences.
- Educational Institutions:Second-cycle schools, whether public or private, that serve as “cheating centres” must be named, with severe sanctions imposed on their administration.
- Individuals:Headmasters, teachers, and any other persons who collude to undermine the examination process must be held publicly accountable to serve as a powerful deterrent to others.
Failure to act decisively will render the WASSCE certificate worthless on the global stage and will mean we are consciously producing a generation of students with excellent grades but hollow minds. The damage to our national human capital will be irreparable.
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This is not a task for WAEC alone. We call on the Ministry of Education, the Ghana Education Service, security agencies, and all parents to support this call for integrity.
LEAD Impact Foundation (LEAD IF) remains committed to advocating for quality education in Ghana. We will be monitoring the conduct of the 2025 WASSCE closely and will not hesitate to call out institutional failures that compromise the future of our youth.
We expect nothing less than a clean, fair, and credible examination.
Signed
HAMMOND, Wisdom
Co-Founder,
LEAD Impact Foundation (LEAD IF)
Contact: 0597843201
ADJEI, Humphrey
Co-Founder,
LEAD Impact Foundation (LEAD IF)
0243225168
About LEAD Impact Foundation:
LEAD Impact Foundation (LEAD IF) is a non-governmental organization dedicated to driving positive change in Ghana through initiatives focused on Leadership, Education, Advocacy, Digital Skills, and the fight against Drug abuse.
