Winners of the National Distinction Awards for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for the academic years 2020 and 2021 have been recognised by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
Winners in 2021
Due to the fact that the winners came from just males' schools in 2021, it was an all-male occasion.
The fascinating feature of the victors' schools, apart from the fact that they are boys' schools, is their religious affiliation. The Presbyterians won the grand prize, while a Catholic selected the other two positions.
Asante Kwame Brako, a computer science student at Ashesi University College who previously attended the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School in Legon (PRESEC-Legon) and has aspirations of becoming a web developer, not only won the National Distinction Award; He finished as the WAEC Excellence Award's first runner-up.
The first and second runners-up were chosen by St James Seminary Senior High School (SHS), who twice took the stage to accept the honours.
First runner-up was Kwaku Ohene-Amoani, a student of human biology and medicine, and second runner-up was Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology student Nana Ransford Agyei Korang, who is seeking a doctorate in pharmacy.
Winners in 2020
The overall winner of the 2020 prize was Cecil Tetteh Kumah, a current Columbia University student and former Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast student. The first and second runners-up were former Hope College students Godfred Aseda Obeng, Gomoa Fetteh, who is currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery programme at the University of Ghana, Legon, and Afua Manukure Ansah, who previously attended Achimota School and is now a student at Cornell University in the United States.
The rising Overall Best students for the 2020 and 2021 exams each earned GH30,000 and a laptop from Zenith Bank, as well as the cedi equivalent of $1,200 from the WAEC Endowment Fund.
The cedi equivalent of $900 from the WAEC Endowment Fund, GH15,000, and a laptop from Trent International went to each of the first runners-up, while the cedi equivalent of $750 from the WAEC Endowment Fund, GH10,000, and a laptop went to each of the second runners-up.
shady websites
Wendy Enonam Addy Lamptey, the head of the West African Examination Council's (WAEC) national office, stated that the organisation was collaborating with the Ghana Police Service and other security organisations to put an end to rogue website owners and social media con artists who profited at the expense of the examination's legitimacy.
She advised applicants, parents, and other interested parties to avoid visiting any websites that claimed to provide exam schedules.
"Many of the provided timetables include mistakes. Some of these websites are using this trick to register applicants and then interact with them while the test session is underway, she added.
She said that the rewards programme was created to recognise students who excelled in the examination while abstaining from all sorts of cheating in public.
She said, "Our winners are the recipients of funding from a variety of institutions.
Ceremony
According to Mrs. Lamptey, a candidate needed to receive a grade of "A" in at least eight subjects in order to be eligible for the excellence awards.
She gave assurance to all parties involved in WAEC that management would take steps to prevent any damage to the organization's credibility, and as a result, they were getting ready for their second webinar for supervisors and invigilators on their role in maintaining the integrity of the test.