In a statement signed by the Head of Public Relations Unit, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, the GES stated emphatically that the said leaked questions in circulation are bogus.

The body advised the public to disregard all allegations that the questions were leaked to ensure the candidate excel in their exams.

“Management of GES wishes to assure all candidates and the general public that the said question paper making the rounds is fake. Indeed, there is no WASSCW subject written by Ghanaian candidates called General paper.”

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“Management further assures the candidates and the general public that the examinations are being managed by responsible men and women who will never sacrifice the integrity of the examinations for any other expediency,” the statement said.

All candidates were warned against concentrating on this question paper at the peril of their preparations.

The Service has measures have been put in place to track those behind the supposed leaked fake question papers.

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Meanwhile, The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has also described as fake the images of Integrated Science examination papers circulating on social media.

The paper, as part of the ongoing West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is expected to be taken on August 3.

According to WAEC, “a scrutiny of the images being shared on social media indicates once again, the activities of certain individuals mainly operators of rogue websites and WhatsApp groups aimed at leading candidates astray and discrediting the Council.”

“The Council is very vigilant and has alerted the BNI, CID and the National Security about the threats posed by these groups. The Council assures all its stakeholders that it has put in place all the necessary measures to ensure the smooth conduct of the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2020,” WAEC said.

In a statement signed by Head of Public Affairs, Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, WAEC urged candidates to focus on the examinations and adhere to all Covid-19 protocols as the Council does its part to ensure a successful process in the face of the pandemic.

The National Coordinator of the Computerized School Selection and Placement System, (CSSPS), Mark Sasu-Mensah revealed that, obtaining 9 which is fail in both subjects automatically disqualifies the student.

Barely 24 hours after the Ghana Education Service (GES) announced that it had released the placements for students who took the 2017 BECE, the website set up for parents and their wards to check their Senior High School (SHS) admissions list suffered technical hitches.

Persons seeking to access the website were greeted with error notices or secured access after several attempts.

According to some prospective SHS students, the situation has created a lot of inconvenience for them as they have to make regular visits to internet cafes to try to access their placements online.

Others who have not been placed yet are also frustrated they have to beat a 48-hour deadline given by the GES to make their preferred choice of school from options provided on the website.

But Mark Sasu-Mensah on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem Tuesday said, all the challenges faced has been resolved.

He indicated that, students who have not been placed in any school should go to Cssps.gov.gh to pick a school of their choice.

The CSSPS National Coordinator appealed to parents and students not to panic because they are working around the clock to resolve the situation.

Mark Sasu-Mensah said the despite the challenges being experienced, he is optimistic the academic calendar will not be negatively affected.