WASSCE Failures: System, not students alone, must take the blame – EduWatch

He explained that the use of the Stanine grading system means a proportion of candidates will always fall at the lower end of the performance curve.

He said Ghana must focus on ensuring that students do not spend years in the education system only to leave basic school without meeting the required standards.“So those questions normally should be asked broadly so that we are able to get a necessary system-wide response, you know, to improve on the performance of those we shepherd through school from Kindergarten 1 all the way to Junior High School 3.”