2025 WASSCE: WAEC Apologizes for Nationwide Delay of English Language Paper 2 Exam
Following significant indignation over the tardy administration of the English Language Paper 2 in the current 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has formally apologized.
Candidates, schools, and parents around the country experienced inconvenience when the exam, which was supposed to take place in the morning on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, was held in the evening instead.
The decision to postpone the test was made in order to preserve the integrity of the examination procedure, according to a public statement signed by Moyosola Adesina, Acting Head of the Public Affairs Department, WAEC.
The council underlined that stopping examination paper leaks was the main goal.
“We faced significant challenges while maintaining the integrity and security of our examination, primarily due to our major aim of preventing leakage of any paper,” WAEC said.
“We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused, and we acknowledge the importance of conducting examinations on time and the impact of this decision on candidates, their schools, and their parents,” the statement said.
The council highlighted that the primary goal was to prevent the leakage of examination papers.
“While maintaining the integrity and security of our examination, we faced considerable challenges, primarily due to our major aim of preventing leakage of any paper,” according to WAEC.
“We recognize the importance of the timely conduct of examinations and the impact of this decision on candidates, their schools, and parents, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused,” the statement added.
Backstory
The council highlighted that the primary goal was to prevent the leakage of examination papers.
“While maintaining the integrity and security of our examination, we faced considerable challenges, primarily due to our major aim of preventing leakage of any paper,” according to WAEC.
“We recognize the importance of the timely conduct of examinations and the impact of this decision on candidates, their schools, and parents, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused,” the statement added.
Operational challenges faced
WAEC stated that, despite their best efforts, they faced logistical challenges, security concerns, and socio-cultural elements that hampered their activities.
“In spite of our best efforts, we encountered logistical hurdles, security concerns, and socio-cultural factors that negatively influenced our operations,” according to WAEC.
The council reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining the highest standards of examination conduct and promised to continue encouraging academic success.
“We successfully achieved our objective, but it inadvertently impacted the timeliness and seamless conduct of the examination,” according to the council.
Given our country’s security issues, I cannot allow him to return home alone. WAEC should have looked for another option rather than putting them through this hardship,” she stated. WAEC provided an explanation.
The council reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining the highest standards of examination conduct and promised to continue encouraging academic success.
“We successfully achieved our objective, but it inadvertently impacted the timeliness and seamless conduct of the examination,” according to the council.
My son is still completing an English paper at St. Barnabas Secondary School, and I need to come down to wait for him so that we can both go home. Given our country’s security issues, I cannot allow him to return home alone. WAEC should have looked for another option rather than putting them through this hardship,” she stated.
Similarly, Mrs. Omowumi Oladipo, whose child took the exam at Mercy Group of Schools, described her experience:
“These are the kinds of things we should consider before we start lamenting that the students didn’t pass or that there was mass failure,” she said, after her daughter arrived home after 8:00 p.m.
Mr. Philips James, a parent of a student at St. Joseph Centenary College, raised broader concerns about the education industry.
“It was unfortunate that different crises are bedeviling the education sector in the country with unusual happenings,” according to him.
He advised the examination regulatory organizations to take stricter measures to prevent future incidents.
Mr. Philips James, a parent of a student at St. Joseph Centenary College, raised broader concerns about the education industry.
“It was unfortunate that different crises are bedeviling the education sector in the country with unusual happenings,” according to him.
He advised the examination regulatory organizations to take stricter measures to prevent future incidents.
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