-Dale Gboto Outlines Challenges

The Head of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Liberia, Mr. Dale Gbotoe has disclosed that WEAC results for Grade 12th graders will be released on or before the 14th of August.

He outlined several challenges the council is face with in Liberia.

He said these challenges are undermining the overall performance of the council, but thank God that the government has made a significant intervention this year. 

He stated that for the first time, all students who sat for this year WEAC fees were fully paid by the government precisely President Joseph Nyuma Boakai.

The WAEC boss made the disclosure recently at the regularly press briefing at the Charles Gbayon conference room at the Ministry of Information.

According to Mr. Gbotoe, some fake results are circulating on the internet about WAEC having 20,000 plus students who sat for the exams and putting arm men in the exams hall to intimidate students.

 All that information is AI generated and fake statements that are fabricated.

Moreover, he stated that the students started their exams from the 27th of April to the 19th of June. In this regard, WAEC had 1,126 Senior High Schools and two schools of these High Schools were from the Republic of Guinea, and those schools are currently scheduled for the Liberia National Curriculum. 

They were given the opportunity since 2023 till this date.  According to Mr. Gbotoe, 7,0000 plus students sat for the exams and in addition to that, some students were given the opportunity to technical and vocational subjects, which involves Animal husbandry, electrical work, auto mechanic, basic electricity block, plumbing, tailoring, technology and Wedding Decorations.

He further stated that the two main challenges WAEC faces was the late distribution of the mathematical set and the use of social media to disseminate misleading information.