WASSCE 2025: Student Decries Tough Exams, Questions if Free Tuition at University Is to Blame, Video
- A final-year student has got tongues wagging after she broke her silence over the ongoing 2025 WASSCE
- This comes after she was spotted lamenting that the questions for the WASSCE were not easy
- Netizens who reacted to the video have shared varied opinions on the concerns raised by the young lady
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A final-year Senior High School (SHS) student has triggered reactions following her utterances over the ongoing 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
The girl, known on TikTok as @akosua_cashout_5_backup, on Wednesday, August 27, posted a video expressing her frustration, saying “the questions were very tough.”
Source: TikTok
Looking visibly concerned, she stated her complaint was not to paint a picture as though final-year students were not academically inclined or did not prepare for the exams.
The girl, who looked unhappy, went on to add that the difficulty of the questions could be linked to the new government policy, where first-year students in various public universities are no longer required to pay tuition fees.
She also posted another video lamenting after she apparently wrote her Social Studies WASSCE paper.
In the video, the girl looked very displeased as she indicated that “the questions were tough,” with emphasis on the objectives.
Source: Facebook
Details of the WASSCE 2025
The 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) began on August 5 with practical tests, while the written papers officially commenced on August 20 and will end on September 19.
Candidates are being examined in 65 subjects in total, with 461,640 candidates sitting for the 2025 WASSCE, comprising 207,381 males and 254,259 females.
The examination is being conducted in about 701 centres nationwide. The Ghana Education Service has also shared the WASSCE timetable online.
Warning from GES to teachers
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned that any supervisor or invigilator caught engaging in examination malpractice will be sacked.
Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, the Acting Director-General of the Service, in an interview, urged supervisors and invigilators to comport themselves and refrain from acts that could bring the examination into disrepute.
Watch the video below:
Reactions to the students' concerns
Social media users who took to the comment section of the video shared opinions on the concerns of the WASSCE candidates
Official banku commented:
“Hey WASSCE students! Don't let one paper bring you down. You've got this! Focus on the next one, and give it your all. You've learned from this, and you'll do better. Keep pushing, you've still got hope!”
gracemensah900 commented:
“This year is not our regular social questions ooo herrr.”
Daughter of Adjoa Tee opined:
“Hmmm asem ooooo, don’t worry kk, it shall be well.”
Miss Jayy opined:
“Hmm not easy oo, I even cry koraa Insha Allah we go pass and pass well.”
GES restores Parent-Teacher associations
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that the Service has reinstated Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) in all Senior High Schools (SHS), Technical Schools, and STEM schools across the country.
The move seeks to enhance the quality of education and support student development through collaboration between parents, teachers, and students.
Source: YEN.com.gh
