A leading education policy advocacy group, the Institute For Education Studies (IFEST), has called on the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to publicly outline a concrete action plan to address persistent underperformance in core subjects in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
The group warned that failure to act could compromise national human capital development.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, IFEST highlighted systemic gaps in Mathematics, Integrated Science, and Social Studies, as well as disparities across regions and school categories.
The group urged authorities to implement evidence-based interventions, strengthen curriculum supervision, and hold school heads and regional directors accountable ahead of WASSCE 2026.
Peter Anti Partey, Executive Director of IFEST, emphasised, “Improving WASSCE outcomes is not merely about examination statistics; it is a matter of national human capital development. We need measurable benchmarks, transparent reporting, and coordinated implementation across all levels of the education system.”
The advocacy group also called for targeted teacher training, equitable distribution of learning resources, structured mock examinations, and psychosocial support for students, citing the 2025 results as a roadmap for urgent interventions.
