The practical session of this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates (WASSCE-SC) took off smoothly at the various senior high and technical schools across the country.
It involves candidates undertaking projects they had been assigned to carry out as part of the examination.
During a visit to some schools in Accra, Visual Arts candidates were seen busily sketching projects they were going to develop.
Schools
The schools visited included the Accra High School, Labone SHS and the St Thomas Aquinas SHS.
At the Accra High School, candidates were having the Sculpture and Leather Work examinations at the time of the Daily Graphic’s visit.
Some of the candidates were seen wearing working coats as they did their sketches, while the rest were in their normal uniforms.
The situation was the same at the other two schools at the time of the Daily Graphic’s visit.
The Assistant Headmaster in charge of Academics at the Accra High School, Fred Oppong Ampofo, who is also the Supervisor of the WASSCE, said Sculpture had 45 candidates while Leather Work had 47, bringing the total number to 92.
The practical examination, he said, would cover three weeks, and they would write a different paper in each of the weeks.
Second week
Next week, he said, they would have Textiles and Picture Making and then Graphics, which would be compulsory for all of them in the third week.
“They have gone through a briefing and have been told what they have to do. They have gone through the rules and regulations of WAEC and have been told the consequences of examination malpractice.
“Our students are well psyched up psychologically because the guidance and counselling unit has also taken them through some psychological practices,” he said.
In all, he said a total of 652 candidates were writing the WASSCE in the school.
At the Labone SHS, Chairman of the Examination Committee, Edmund Amiteye, said the candidates were given their projects about two weeks ago as part of the examination.
Final projects
“So, for now, they are having the sketches done before they come out with the final project. But they are using five days, six hours a day,” he said.
Mr Amiteye said no absentee had been recorded so far, adding that there were 99 candidates for jewellery, 63 for leather works and 58 for picture making.
At St. Thomas Aquinas, two of the candidates – Eric and Rahman- expressed the hope of excelling in the WASSCE.
Exam
The 2025 WASSCE-SC commenced yesterday, with practical examinations.
The written papers will begin on August 20 and end on September 19.
In all, 65 subjects will be taken by candidates, but each candidate will take an average of eight subjects.
A total of 461,640 candidates across the country are expected to sit for the examination.
This number is made up of 207,381 male candidates and 254,259 female candidates.
The examination is being conducted in about 701 examination centres across the country.
Statistics
Per the statistics made available to the Daily Graphic, the Ashanti Region is presenting the highest number of candidates of 115,982, made up of 52,813 males and 63,169 females.
The Eastern Region follows with 64,225 candidates– 28,024 males and 36,201 females.
Three regions—Bono, Ahafo and Bono East — have a total of 61,773 candidates (27,560 males and 34,213 females) participating in the WASSCE-SC.
The Central Region is next with 53,738 candidates, made up of 23,090 males and 30648 females.
A total of 45,877 candidates from the Greater Accra Region are taking part in the WASSCE-SC, with a breakdown of 20,948 males and 24,929 females.
The Volta and Oti regions have a total of 35,539 candidates, made up of 16,729 males and 18,810 females, while Western and Western North have 33,121 candidates, made up of 14,156 males and 18,965 females.
The Northern, North East, and Savannah regions have a total of 29,652 candidates, comprising 14,712 males and 14,940 females for the 2025 WASSCE-SC.
In the Upper East Region, 13,976 candidates, comprising 5,918 males and 8,058 females, are writing this year’s examination.
Additionally, 7,757 candidates, comprising 3,431 males and 4,326 females, from the Upper West Region are participating.
Source: Graphic.com.gh
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