Hamza Suhuyini, a Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communication team, has said the decision by the University of Ghana (UG) not to increase its cut-off point is extremely unacceptable.
According to Hamza Suhuyini, the Universities need to show flexibility in light of the unusually poor performance recorded in this year’s 2025 WASSCE examinations.
He argued that the rigid cut-off points could prevent deserving students from accessing tertiary education, calling on the University of Ghana to consider adjusting thresholds in it courses.
Speaking on Channel One TV on December 3, Hamza Suhuyini stated, “The UG’s decision not to increase their cut-off point is extremely unacceptable. I think the universities need to be flexible. It is possible that this failure could be due to factors beyond the students themselves”.
“We need to understand that the UG’s decision not to raise the cut-off point will be problematic. For example, instead of maintaining an aggregate 8 in certain courses, UG should consider these figures and possibly move it from aggregate 8 to 10,” he explained.
Hamza Suhuyini comes on the heels of the University of Ghana (UG) Pro Vice Chancellor, Prof Gordon Awandare, who has said the institution’s admission requirements and cut-offs remain firm despite the poor performance of many candidates in the 2025 WASSCE.
According to Prof Awandare, the University of Ghana has already received WAEC results from students who purchased awaiting results forms.
He urged students who will not meet the cut-off points to consider re-sitting the WASSCE, adding that the admission requirements are firm to uphold academic standards.
Speaking to Citi News on Tuesday, December 2, UG’s Pro Vice Chancellor, Prof. Gordon Awandare, stated, “At the University of Ghana, every year, we have many more students making the cut off but not getting the opportunity to be admitted because of the limited number of spaces.
“So, it is not likely that we will need to move the cut-off to get sufficient numbers for each programme. We will advise that if they really want to come to Legon, they should re-sit some of the papers and improve their aggregates and try again,” he stated.
The 2025 WASSCE result released by WAEC revealed 220,008 out of 461,736 failed Core Mathematics, marking the worst performance in the subject in seven years.
Also, “only 48.73% of candidates attained grades A1 to C6 in 2025. This represents a massive collapse from the 66.86% achieved in 2024. A total of 209,068 candidates passed with A1-C6, but 114,872 candidates (26.77%) failed the subject outright with an F9 grade.
Additionally, 131,097 students (30.27%) failed English Language, 161,606 students (39.87%) failed Integrated Science, and 196727 students (44%) failed Social Studies.
A total of 1,021 schools registered candidates for the examination, representing a slight 0.24% increase over 2024, while 5,821 candidates (1.26%) were absent”.