BECE KICK START IN SUNYANI

SOME OF THE BECE CANDIDATES IN SUNYANI

Daily Guide information from examination centers in Sunyani the Brong Ahafo Regional capital indicates that more girls absented themselves from the exams as compared to their male counterparts. The reason for their absent was not immediately known by the paper but some pupils the paper spoke to believe their mates were pregnant and therefore felt shy to sit for the exams..

In an interaction with the Brong Ahafo Regional Director of Education, Dr. Adjei Hinneh he said he was still going rounds to the centers to know the number of absentees and their reasons.

He noted that the BECE was extended from April to June to allow the pupils sometime to study more to be able to pass the exams convincingly.

“I know the teachers have done their best and the children will surely excel if they take to what their teachers thought them”, he mentioned.

Dr. Hinneh said all centers in the region were ready for the examination and believed everything will go on well as they have planned.

He advised the pupils to read through the questions before they attempt to answer and see the exams as the mock they wrote in school so they can take the fear off. “Do an independent work and do not rush into answering questions, make sure you understand”, he told the pupils.

He said any center that will be seen as involved in examination malpractice will be derecognize by the education service and will ban it from becoming examination center.

The Education Director said in all 35, 784 are writing the exams in the region with 16, 50 girls and 19,754 boys. He also said 1330 schools are writing the exams with 328 private schools and 1002 public schools in Brong Ahafo.

Some of the students the paper spoke to after their first paper were optimistic and said they are sure of passing the exams with distinction.