Member of Parliament for the Sissala East Constituency, Mohammed Issah Bataglia, has stated that the abysmal performance in the 2025 WASSCE reflects the true state of teaching and learning across many senior high schools in the country.

According to him, the poor results present a realistic picture that should guide government in addressing the systemic challenges confronting second-cycle institutions.

This year’s WASSCE recorded a significant decline in performance, with Core Mathematics seeing the sharpest drop. A1–C6 passes fell from 305,132 in 2024 to 209,068 in 2025, representing a reduction of more than 96,000 passes.

With a pass rate of 48.73%, more than half of the candidates failed to secure the grades required for admission into tertiary institutions.

Speaking on the AM Show on the JoyNews channel with host Samuel Kojo Brace, the legislator said the outcome should trigger self-introspection within the education sector.

“I want us to have quality rather than quantity, and I think that if you do proper introspection, putting all emotions aside to see whether this reflects the real capacity of our children or it’s a general failure being experienced,” he said.

The lawmaker also called for a comprehensive 10-year performance analysis of Ghana’s senior high schools, urging WAEC and the Education Ministry to confront longstanding concerns about the integrity of WASSCE results.

Mr. Bataglia, however, expressed confidence in the Education Minister, noting that his experience positions him to fix the loopholes and transform the country’s wobbling senior high school system.