President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Rev. Isaac Owusu, has highlighted low teacher remuneration during exams as a contributing factor to exam malpractice in the country.
Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem, Rev. Owusu revealed that teachers are often paid as little as 20 cedis for invigilating an exam for three hours.
“The invigilation is on contract. WAEC says they can only cater for snacks, and if anything beyond that, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has to provide. When teachers complain, WAEC tells them snacks are all they can offer,” he explained.
He added that such low remuneration sometimes forces teachers to accept bribes.
“This is why some teachers take 1,000 cedis as a bribe—they cannot survive on 20 cedis for a whole day’s work.”
Rev. Owusu stated that GNAT has raised these concerns with WAEC, GES, and other stakeholders.
“As a union, we are working to review this situation and resolve it,” he said, warning that inadequate support for teachers contributes to corruption and undermines the education system.
His comments come after the release of the provisional 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results.
A total of 461,736 candidates from 1,021 schools sat the exam — a 0.24% increase from 2024 — while 5,821 candidates (1.26%) were absent.
The most concerning trend was in Core Mathematics, where over half of candidates — 220,008 students — failed, marking the worst performance in seven years.
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