2026 BECE: WAEC to hand over about 30 invigilators to Police for engaging in examination malpractice

         SourcEGhanamediatrend

                            Education News    Ghana

2026 BECE: WAEC to hand over about 30 invigilators to Police for engaging in examination malpractice

The West African Examinations Council has cited close to 30 teachers for alleged examination malpractice during the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

According to WAEC, the individuals involved are mainly supervisors and invigilators, alongside some teachers who allegedly attempted to assist candidates during the exams.

Speaking on the Hot Edition programme on 3FM with host Bernice Abu-Baidoo, WAEC’s Head of Public Relations, John Kapi, disclosed that the affected persons would be handed over to the police for further investigations.

“We are almost hitting 30 teachers. These are mainly supervisors, invigilators and some other teachers who were not directly involved in conducting the examination but attempted to assist candidates in the examination hall,” he said.

Mr. Kapi explained that under WAEC regulations, possessing examination questions outside the examination hall, whether on paper or on an electronic device, constitutes a breach of the rules.

“On our part, we will report them to the police because anybody found with any form of examination questions outside the hall goes against the rules. They will therefore be handed over to the police, and the WAEC laws will be applied accordingly,” he added.

The 2026 BECE officially ended on Friday, while candidates offering Arabic are expected to write their final paper on Monday, May 11.

This year, a total of 619,985 final-year junior high school students across Ghana sat for the examination. An additional 156 candidates from Togo and Benin also participated, bringing the total number of candidates to 620,141.

The examinations were conducted in 2,302 centres nationwide for candidates from 20,395 schools.

Despite the reported infractions, Mr. Kapi described the exercise as largely successful.

“We’ve had quite a successful exercise because we were able to reach every candidate across the country. Materials were available for all registered candidates. Of course, there were a few lapses here and there, which we will review going forward to improve the examination process,” he stated.