Out of the number, 28,120 males and 32,396 females and third highest number in Regional totals.
A total of 60,516 candidates are expected to Participate in Ghana Only Version of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates (WASSCE-SC) 2023 begins today in the country with project works in Basketry, Ceramics and Graphic Design.
In 2022, Eastern Region was presented by 59,868 candidates; 27,911 males and 31,957 females for the examination.
For 2023, Statistics from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) indicated that the Ashanti Region would present the highest number of candidates; 107,061, made up of 51,404 males and 55,657 females.
The Ahafo, Bono and Bono East regions together would have the second highest number of candidature of 65,731, comprising 31,341 males and 34,390 females.
Central Region, has 54,084 candidates involving 24,520 males and 29,564 females.
Forty-two thousand three hundred and thirty eight candidates (19,705 males and 22,633 females) would participate in the examination in the Greater Accra Region, while the Volta and Oti regions would jointly present 37,594 candidates; 18,408 males and 19,186 females.
In the case of the Western and Western North regions, 32,705 candidates would sit for the WASSCE.
Moreover, 25,295 candidates (13,297 males and 11,998 females) are expected to participate in the examination in the Northern, North East and Savannah regions.
The entry figures of the candidates also showed that 13,826 (6,370 males and 7,456 females) final-year senior high school students would write the examination in the Upper East Region.
The Upper West Region would have 8,054 candidates (3,836 males and 4,218 females).
Source:Mybrytfmonline/Mensah Atakora
