The Berekum District Court has delivered rulings in a series of examination malpractice cases tied to the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for Private Candidates (BECE-SC).
This underscoring the Ghana Education Service and West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) commitment to combating academic dishonesty.
Six individuals, including teachers and exam officials, were convicted for various offenses, ranging from possession and distribution of live exam questions to unauthorized use of mobile phones in examination halls.
Sentences handed down included fines, imprisonment, or both, depending on the severity of the offenses.
Convictions from June 17, 2025
On June 17, the court found three former invigilators guilty of possessing live exam materials:
Samuel Ofosu (36) and Nathaniel Sakyi (31), both former invigilators at All For Christ Junior High School, were caught with live Social Studies questions on their phones.
Dominic Adanga, a former assistant supervisor and teacher at Berekum Methodist JHS, admitted to stealing a live Integrated Science paper from storage.
All three accepted guilt with remorse and were each fined 100 penalty units, equivalent to GH₵1,200. Adanga was additionally sentenced to six months in prison due to the gravity of his offense.
Additional Rulings on June 19, 2025
In a continuation of the crackdown, the court also ruled on three more cases involving teachers caught in more elaborate schemes:
Evans Oteng (31), a government teacher at Jamdede JHS, was found with live Social Studies questions on his phone inside the exam hall. He also shared Computing questions via WhatsApp and attempted to photograph the Asante Twi paper. He received a fine of 200 penalty units (GH₵2,400) and an eight-month prison sentence.
Mr. Jones Yeboah (33), a teacher and invigilator at Berekum Freeman Methodist ‘B’ JHS, was caught using a mobile phone in the exam hall to snap and share questions for external solutions. He was fined 200 penalty units and sentenced to eight months in prison.
Mr. Francis Amoah, a private teacher at All For Christ JHS, was apprehended with solved printed Mathematics questions and two mobile phones during the exam. He was sentenced to three months in prison and fined 200 penalty units (GH₵2,400).
WAEC’s Position
WAEC has welcomed the rulings, reiterating its zero-tolerance policy on examination malpractice. The Council emphasized that such legal actions serve as a deterrent and help preserve the credibility of Ghana’s education system.
Source :www.kumasimail.com
