The Ghana Education Service (GES), has warned heads of Senior High Schools (SHS), consistently implicated in examination malpractices to stop immediately or risk being replaced.

Speaking at a briefing ahead of the theory papers for the 2026 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the Director-General, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis, emphasised that heads whose schools were cited in previous years will get no further chances, as it shows they cannot reform the situation.

He noted that invigilators or supervisors caught aiding malpractices will face sanctions.

"I wish to remind heads of schools that are consistently cited for examination malpractices to change the narration this year or risk being changed. Because if you can not change the situation then we will change you.

"If your school was cited three, two years ago, then you have no chance if you are cited again, then it's clear that you can not change the situation.

I urge all supervisors and invigilators to maintain highest standard of professionalism, those who are caught aiding cheating will be severely punished," he stated.

Prof. Davis added that teachers and supervisors linked to last year's malpractices who are being processed for sanctions are banned from exam centres and the entire process, including marking.

He reiterated that these steps will educate the Ghanaian populace on the harmful effects of examination malpractices.

Prof. Davis further urged students to prepare well, stressing there is no need to panic as questions will come from the syllabus.

"All teachers and supervisors who were linked to examination malpractices last year and are being processed for sanctions are banned from the examination centres, they are not supposed to come near the examination centres.

"I urge all students to prepare well for the examination, there is no need for them to panic or fear, because the examination questions will come from their syllabus or curriculum, means that the questions will be in their experience and need to apply themselves with their books," he said