The Ghana Education Service (GES)
says it will withhold results of
candidates who wrote the 2014 West
Africa Secondary School Certificate
Examination (WASSCE), but failed or
refused to make full payment of their
school fees.
According to the GES, the results of
affected students will not be released
until they have cleared their
indebtedness to their schools.
A statement signed by the Director of
Public Relations, Charles Parker-
Allotey, said the attention of the GES
has been drawn to the high levels of
indebtedness of students in many
second cycle institutions, particularly
those in the final year.
It said the situation, which has
persisted for some time, has reached
a point where necessary steps are
needed to put an end to it.
It noted that, during the course of the
last academic year, Heads of schools,
in an effort to avert the practice,
resorted to unapproved ways
including the covert charging of
second and third term fees in the
second term, consequently causing
the GES to direct all Heads of schools
to put an end to the practice.
Expressing concern over the practice,
the GES entreated all parents and
guardians to settle their indebtedness
to enable their wards access their
results.
“GES and West Africa Examination
Council (WAEC) shall not be held
liable for any inconvenience caused
to candidates affected by their
inability to access their results.
Heads of schools should be in
readiness to give clearance to such
candidates after the payment of their
fees for the release of their results,”
the statement added.
Source: Graphic Online
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