WASSCE: Core Maths Exam Leaves Ghanaian Student Disappointed and Hopeless

• A Ghanaian student expressed frustration over the difficulty of his WASSCE Core Maths paper, feeling betrayed
• Despite studying past papers, the student faced unexpected questions in the exam, much to his dismay
• Many Ghanaians shared his emotional outcry, empathising with him over the unexpected difficulty of the exam

A Ghanaian student is audibly distraught while commenting on the difficulty level of his West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Core Maths paper.

The young student did not bother disclosing his name as he lamented the toughness of the Core Math exam he and his colleagues had recently written.

The Ghanaian student, while holding the freshly finished question paper, stated that he had felt the questions were unfair to the exam candidates. According to him, those questions were completely different from what he had prepared for.

He disclosed that he doesn’t know his fate in the exam despite diligently studying past questions along with some widely circulated ‘predicted’ topics and past questions.

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In his words:

“After everything, after solving so many past questions… After going through all the ‘likely questions’ and the predicted topics for this year… And then you come and give us these kinds of questions?”

The student expressed a deep sense of betrayal and frustration, continuously questioning what he and his fellow students did to deserve such a difficult examination. He said he felt all his hard work, sleepless nights, and money spent on study materials had been wasted.

The student’s emotional outcry reflected his deep disappointment and hopelessness, as he felt the difficult exam questions made him “hate” a subject he had worked so hard to master.

Watch the video of his outcry below:

Ghanaians react to student’s WASSCE frustration

YEN.com.gh collected reactions from Ghanaians who watched the video on TikTok. Some of the comments are below.

Keystone58 wrote:

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“Those who sat down for one hour without writing anything should gather here.😂”

Abenaaa commented:

“2023, I remember after the paper we were all crying, but guess what we all passed and now we are in university. Don’t worry, you’ll also pass in Jesus name.”

SUBOR SNEAKERS said:

“I think you need to blame your teachers because this time around we have changed the curriculum to problem-solving and the discovery method, so getting the questions straight forward is a big NO this time. You have to think and analyse the questions very well. The simplification is inside, but you have to check it well. 😂”

Sandybaby3321 commented:

“The 2025 WASSCE is not easy for the students. I’m praying that the Good Lord will help you and give you wisdom. Hmmm, it shall be well with all candidates.”

Abigailagyarko359 wrote:

“This math was like war between WAEC and students.”

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YEN.com.gh had earlier reported that a final-year Senior High School (SHS) student made a passionate appeal to parents, urging them not to blame their children for underperforming in the tough 2025 WASSCE.

In a trending TikTok video, the student expressed frustration over the difficulty of the exam, citing the Biology paper, where some students were reduced to tears.

The 2025 WASSCE, which began on August 5 with practical tests and officially started on August 20, is being taken by 461,640 candidates nationwide.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh