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Students arrived at the centre at about 08:30 hours, and were settled and ready for the first paper, English Language, at about 0900 hours. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) observed that there was no tension as students remained calm before and during the examination. The centre, which is also a depot for the examination question… Read More: Smooth BECE start at Nungua centre »

She said it behoved the candidates to be confident and hopeful of excelling at the end of the examinations to justify the investment made in them by their parents and teachers. The Minister gave the advice when she visited some selected examination centres in Accra, to assess the conditions under which the students were writing… Read More: Minister urges BECE candidates to avoid exam malpractices »

Work on the facility, comprising a library, an office, and a toilet,   with funding from the GETFUND,   started in August 2014, and completed in May 2015. Mr Antwi-Boasiako advised people in the area to take education seriously, and urged children in the community to take advantage of the facility to learn, be obedient, and come… Read More: Asabedie gets new school complex »

The tour was to enable the Minister to get first-hand information about the conduct of the examinations at the centres, and also to interact with candidates who are taking part in this year’s examinations. The centres included the Armed Forces Secondary Technical School, where 226 candidates are sitting for the examinations, the Burma Camp A,… Read More: Regional Minister tours BECE Centres in Accra »

In all, 1,441 candidates, comprising 805 boys, and 636 girls, are writing the examinations in that district. The candidates are writing the papers at five centres. At the   Bonzo Kaku SHS, 413 candidates, made up of 203 girls and 210 boys are writing the papers with one male absent. At the Anyinase Methodist Primary, 234… Read More: Four pregnant girls write BECE at Ellembelle »

Prof Asuro who made the appeal at the 9th Congregation of the Tamale Polytechnic in Tamale, at the weekend, stated that it was the surest good way for the laudable dream to grow and bear the expected fruit.      “Certain key decisions involving the conversion are taken before the Rectors and Polytechnic Community are asked to… Read More: Govt urged to consult Polytechnics on conversion matters »

Some of the examination centres were St. Augustine’s College, Adisadel College, Mfantsipim School and Holy Child School. The English Language paper, which was the first of the week-long examinations, was supposed to start at 0900hrs prompt, but due to the delay, it started as late as 40 minutes after 0900hrs at some of the afore-mentioned… Read More: Late arrival of materials delays BECE in Cape Coast »

This came to light when the Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Peter Anarfi Mensah, paid a working visit to the area, on Monday, as part of his tour of some centres to inspect how the exams was being conducted. The candidates, who had absented themselves for the Religious and Moral Education (RME) and English papers were… Read More: Candidates abandon BECE for ‘galamsey’ »

They said the value of the allowance, owed them by the Ghana Education Service, was depreciating and they could not wait forever. The invigilators expressed the sentiment when Mr Francis Ganyaglo, the Deputy Volta Regional Minister, with some officials from the Regional Education Directorate, visited some examination centres in the region. The invigilators said though… Read More: BECE invigilators in VR threaten boycott »

He told the Ghana News Agency that all centres visited were well organized, Mr. Dzigbede visited Archbishop Porter, Bompeh and Bethel centres. He expressed satisfaction at the way the candidates comported themselves, saying,   “I did not come across any publication or foreign materials.”