Some of the new measures, she said, included the invitation of the National Intelligence Bureau (BNI), to watch over during the printing of the examination papers together with the National Police Service and the WAECs internal security personnel, as well as the media to observe the distribution of the various question papers to the various exams centres.
Meanwhile, PHILOMINA OPPONG reports that the Head of Public Affairs at the West African Examination Council WAEC), Madam Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, said that her office had put in place every possible measure to ensure a successful examination as well as protect its reputation. There was a problem processing your submission. However three girls were absent.Ī School Improvement Support Officer of the Tema Metropolis, Ms Betty Ohene-Obeng, supervising at the centre, said information gathered indicated that the absentee students stopped attending school six months ago, after registering for the examination. GODFRED BLAY-GIBBAH reports from the Chemu Secondary school Centre 'A' in Tema where 201 students from five public and private schools are writing the Basic Examination Certification Examination. The Municipal Education Director, Mr Victor Degraft Etsison, said the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the district had done its best to provide the children with serene environment to write the exams peacefully. The Municipal Chief Executive of New Juaben South, Mr Isaac Appaw-Gyasi, toured some of the centres, including Koforidua Secondary Technical School, New Juaben Senior High School, and Pentecost School.
The Regional Director for Education, Mr Abdul Razak Korah encouraged the students to read the questions carefully, take their time to answer them, and also ensure they read through their responses before submitting their papers to the invigilators.ĪMA TEKYIWAA AMPADU AGYEMAN, reports from Koforidua in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern Region, that 2,562 candidates from a total of 72 schools were writing the BECE in eight centres. In the Wa Municipality a total of 1,405 candidates comprising 668 males and 737 females from 29 schools would write the exam at 12 designated centres across the municipality.Īddressing a number of candidates at the Wa Senior Technical School, one of the centres in the municipality on Monday, the Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih encouraged the students to eschew acts of malpractice in the exam. The figure comprises 7,258 males and 7,328 females. LYDIA DARLINGTON FORDJOUR, reports from Wa that a total of 14,585.00 candidates are writing this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Upper West Region.
The Regional Director of Education said that the students were drawn from 819 public schools and 313 private institutions. Among them, she said, were 10 visually impaired and 23 other students with special needs.
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