The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTA) has given the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) a seven-day ultimatum to provide a clear public explanation of the grading process used for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
The demand follows growing concerns among parents, students, schools and the wider public over the grading of the 2026 BECE results, including questions about withheld results and how final grades were determined.
Speaking at a conference at the GNAT Hall in Accra on August 27, General Secretary of the NCPTA, Raphael Kofi Gapson, made the call, recognizing WAEC’s responsibility to protect the integrity and credibility of Ghana’s examinations.
The Council stressed its demand for transparency, fairness, due process and measures that will restore public confidence in the examination system.
‘WAEC should provide a clear, accessible explanation of the grading system used for the 2026 BECE. Parents and schools should be shown: How raw marks are treated, how grades are derived, how standardization operates, how the final grade is determined, worked examples and why mock or school-based percentages may not correspond directly with final examination grades.’
The NCPTA says parents and schools deserve to understand the technical methodology because the outcome of the examination can significantly affect the educational future of candidates.
The NCPTA is also calling for an independent technical review of the 2026 BECE assessment and results-processing process.
The NCPTA has urged WAEC to fast-track investigations into withheld results.
While acknowledging the need for scrutiny where concerns arise, the Council says investigations must be conducted and clearly communicated timeframe.
‘Where a candidate is cleared, the result should be released without unnecessary delay. Where an adverse decision is reached, the candidate and school should receive appropriate information on the decision and the available review or appeal process’.
The Council has condemned individuals and syndicates allegedly taking advantage of anxious parents by promising to upgrade examination results for money.
It is urging the public to be cautious and has called for stronger public education and enforcement action against such activities.
BY ERICKA JUMAA KORANKYE
