A court in Ghana has sentenced three individuals, including a high school teacher and two university students, to a total of 20 months in prison for their involvement in examination malpractice during the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The Kasoa-Ofaakor District Magistrate Court handed down the sentences after the accused were found guilty of separate offences related to the Social Studies Paper 1 exam.

Samuel Armah, a teacher at Ghana College Senior High School who was working as an invigilator, was caught with leaked answers on his mobile phone. He was found dictating the answers to candidates during the exam. Armah was fined 80 penalty units and sentenced to eight months in prison.

Two university students, Kwame Oteng Nkansah and Amedeka James, were also convicted. Nkansah, a first-year student at Accra Technical University, was jailed for six months and fined 80 penalty units for impersonating a WASSCE candidate, Quayson Francis Atta.

James, a Level 100 student at the University of Ghana, received the same sentence after being caught writing the exam on behalf of his twin brother, Amedeka Justice.

The three were arrested in Kasoa during the examination period.

Speaking during a monitoring visit to one of the exam centres, Seth Sabah Sewornoo-Banini, Chief Executive of the Awutu Senya East Municipality, noted weaknesses in seating arrangements and exam supervision. He said new measures would be introduced to tighten security and reduce the risk of malpractice in future exams.

Frank-Etrue Hayford, the Municipal Education Director, condemned the actions of the convicts and reiterated his office’s commitment to preserving the integrity of Ghana’s examination system.

The WASSCE is a high-stakes examination taken by thousands of final-year secondary school students across West Africa.

Source:TheDotNews