Tag Archives: BECE

BECE candidates stranded as TDC demolishes school building

The Tema Development Company Limited (TDC) has demolished the Paedico International School building at Community 24, leaving the fate of BECE candidates hanging. The unfortunate incident was preceded by several intimidation and threats issued to students and teachers of the school. TDC had earlier demolished some ongoing projects of the …

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Girl tagged as a witch for clocking an aggregate 30 in BECE

Ghanaian women’s rights activist, Margaret Brew-Ward, has shared the plight of a young girl who was branded a witch by her community folks for getting an aggregate 30 in her Basic Education Certificate Examination. According to the Campaign Manager for Action Aid Ghana, the girl was branded a witch for …

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Call off strike for the sake of BECE candidates – Akufo-Addo beg teachers

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appealed to striking teachers to return to the classroom while negotiations continue with the government. The President mentioned that teachers should consider the pending BECE that must be written by third-year students in Junior High Schools.   The President’s appeal comes at the back of ongoing …

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2021 BECE: Private schools demand re-marking over alleged discrimination

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNCOP), has called for an independent probe into the marking of scripts of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates from private schools. Candidates in private schools often do much better than their counterparts in public schools, but the Council argued that private school …

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Publish Chief Examiner’s report of 2021 BECE – Chief Imam demands

The National Chief Imam, Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, has called for the publication of the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) Chief Examination Reports. He has expressed worry over the issues that have characterized the 2021 BECE conducted by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). In a statement from the just-ended …

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WAEC releases provisional 2021 BECE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). According to WAEC, a total of 572,167 candidates took part in the 2021 BECE, with 287,730 of them being males and 284,437 being females. A statement by WAEC released on February …

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2021 BECE candidates to verify school choices via SMS

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said a bulk SMS will be sent to parents  of prospective Senior High School (SHS) students to verify and confirm their schools of choice from Wednesday, 16 to Tuesday, 22 February 2022. “Parents, teachers, candidates are to be informed, that a bulk SMS of …

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2021 BECE School Selection: Beware of fraudsters – Free SHS Secretariat warns parents

The Free Senior High School Secretariat has cautioned parents to be wary of fraudsters who are claiming to have protocols in the 2021 school placement and are using to charge monies to get students placed. According to the Secretariat, some of the recalcitrant internet Cafe Operators has been falsely claiming to have access …

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Meet the 2 adults aged 55 and 63 who sat for BECE 2021

MyNewsGh.com has confirmed the participation of two adults who sat for the just-ended Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the country. The two who are aged 55 and 63 respectively were sat for the exam in the Upper East and Ashanti Region respectively. 1. Akusiak Despite being a father who …

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Massive jubilations as 2021 BECE ends smoothly in Ashanti region

The 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) ended smoothly across all centres in the Ashanti region with wild jubilation by candidates for completing Junior High School (JHS) education. The examinations, which commenced on Monday, November 15, 2021 and ended on Friday, November 19, 2021, with a total of 111, 432, …

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