The Center for Africa Development and Progress (CADeP) has sounded an urgent alarm over the deteriorating performance of secondary school students in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), specifically in Mathematics, English Language, and Science.

CADeP emphasized that Africa’s future depends upon human capital development. When substantial cohorts of second-cycle students fail to obtain qualifying grades for tertiary admission, it exposes severe structural cracks in foundational education, teacher motivation, and curriculum monitoring.

"Cosmetic political adjustments to examination grading cannot mask the urgent need for pedagogical reform, modern science infrastructure, and teacher mentorship."

CADeP calls on the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to institute an independent review of learning outcomes and depoliticize educational policy.