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| Min. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah |
Minister for Information and Member of Parliament (MP)
for Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has addressed concerns
over COVID-19 infected students who might miss this year’s West African Senior
School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) due to their health state.
According to the Information Minister, the directions
from the Ghana Education Service that addresses cases of sickness during the
examination period in the past will still apply to COVID-19 infected students.
In an exclusive interview with Kwame Afrifa Mensah on
the ‘Epa Hoa Daben’ show, he explained, “If you are sick but not bedridden,
there are arrangements for you to write. It is not a new policy. But for those
who are bedridden, it is obvious that they will be unable to write. However,
there may be other options like NovDec.
Also, we have the clemency policy that uses the
continuous assessment to grade such a person. So how the law works in any
sickness case is what will be used now”.
Earlier this month, the West African Examination
Council released a new timetable for the 2020 WASSCE with approval from the
Ministry of Education.
The WASSCE began today with Project Work for Visual
Arts candidates, while the theory papers will start from August 3, 2020, until
September 5, 2020, when the five-week-long examination will be brought to an
end with Principles of Cost Accounting and Technical Drawing.
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