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The 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)<\/a> in Ghana will start today, July 20.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The total number of candidates expected to sit for the examinations is 375, 737, comprising of 187,574 males and 188,163 females.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will also see the first batch of government\u2019s Free Senior High School (Free SHS) students partake in the WASSCE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The candidates will sit for 60 subjects, including four core subjects and 56 elective subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visual Arts candidates will begin the WASSCE today with their project work, while the theory papers will commence from August 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the Ashanti Region has the highest number of candidates partaking in the exams \u2013 87,295.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is followed by the Eastern Region, which has 56,467 candidates partaking in the exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concerns had been raised, with the West African Examination Council (WAEC) under pressure to postpone the WASSCE due to the Coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To this end, some West African countries threatened to pull out of the exams in order not to risk the lives of students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ghana government, however, decided to push through with the exams after easing COVID-19 restrictions in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government further absorbed the full examination fees of all students sitting for the 2020 WASSCE at an estimated cost of GHS 75.4 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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