“The council is cautioning all stakeholders to be wary of fraudsters who promise to upgrade results for a fee,” a statement signed and issued by the Head of Public Affairs John K. Kapi cautioned.

It reminded the general public that there was no way anyone could have access to the WAEC database to be able to change results.

“Candidates are to note that WAEC results are secured and can be authenticated,” the statement added, assuring the candidates that the results could be authenticated using the results verification system or by downloading the WAEC QR Code.

Statistics

A total of 163 candidates sat for the Advanced Business Certificate Examination (ABCE), while 173 candidates sat for the General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE).

In all, five candidates, who were found with mobile phones in the examination hall had had their results withheld pending the outcome of investigations.

The statement ,however, advised candidates to visit the council’s website www.waecgh.org to access their results.

“The council wishes to express its appreciation to stakeholders, especially heads of school, the Ghana Police Service, supervisors, invigilators and examiners for their support and co-operation leading to a successful conduct of the examination, marking of scripts and release of results,” the statement concluded.

G/ABCE results

Throwing more light on the examination, Wendy E. Addy-Lamptey, Head of the Ghana National Office of WAEC explained that holders of the General Business Certificate Examination (GBCE) results were qualified for admission into level 100 in any tertiary institution in the country.

For the holders of the ABCE results, Mrs Addy-Lamptey said they could enter the tertiary institutions at level 200, adding that all tertiary institutions were now mandated to accept G/ABCE qualifications as entry requirements in the country.

She explained that initially, some tertiary institutions were not comfortable with candidates holding such qualifications, but said the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) had approved such certificates and gave the assurance that those certificates were authentic and could be equated with the WASSCE.

Mrs Addy-Lamptey ,therefore, urged tertiary institutions not to entertain any doubt about the equation of the G/ABCE certificates or qualifications.