2 Invigilators Arrested
The B. E.C.E. has recorded multiple cases of malpractices in previous years Two invigilators have been arrested in Bimbilla in the Northern Region for trying to help some of the candidates writing...
Tag: Education in Ghana
Sunyani MCE Urges BECE Candidates
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Sunyani, Evelyn Kumi Richardson, has encouraged candidates sitting for this year’s BECE examination in the Municipality, not to demonstrate signs of fear, but...
Over 19,000 Sit For BECE In Upper East Region
A total of 19,871 candidates from 530 Junior High Schools in the Upper East Region, are taking part in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Out of the number, 9,821 are...
Transfer of Teachers Suspended
The Ministry of Education has suspended with immediate effect, the transfer of all categories of teaching and non-teaching staff across the country. Sector Minister, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, who...
BECE Goes Smoothly In Bolgatanga Municipality
Candidates writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Bolgatanga Municipality converged at their various Examination Centres to write their maiden external examinations for...
BECE Candidate Dies At Dadieso
Janet Tutu, one of the candidates in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), has died at Dadieso in the Sekyere Kumawu district of the Ashanti Region. She died on Sunday June 4,...
Not All Questions Are Meant To Be Answered – Minister Tells BECE Candidates
Deputy Education Minister, Barbara Asher Ayisi, is cautioning students to be careful and avoid certain questions in examination hall because some questions are not meant to be answered. Her advice...
Over 200 BECE Candidates Stranded In Bunkpurugu
Over two hundred illegible candidates for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), from two communities in the Bunkpurugu District of the Northern Region, could not take part in...
72 Denkyira Obuasi BECE Candidate Sit Exam At Diaso
Only one out of 73 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates from Denkyira Obuasi could not make it to the Denkyira West district capital to write the ongoing examinations. A total of...
Invigilators Warned Against Aiding Students
Teachers supervising the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been warned to avoid aiding pupils in any form during the examination. The Eastern Regional Director of Education,...
40,406 Candidates Sit For BECE In Northern Region
The Northern Region has recorded a total of 40,406 candidates for the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) which started today , June 5th, 2017. The breakdown is 22,174 male, and...
Preliminary Contests of #NSMQ2017 Begins Today
The stage is set for the preliminary contests of the 2017 edition of the National Science & Maths Quiz underway at the University of Ghana, Legon. The prelims which will take place from Monday, June...
Education Director Cautions BECE Candidates Against Malpractices
The Ho Municipal Education Directorate wishes candidates of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination the best of luck in their exams with a call for them to improve on previous...
Over 460,000 Candidates To Write BECE Today
A total of 468,053 candidates are expected to sit for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) which begins today across the country. The Ghana Education Service (GES), has however warned...
We’ll Pay Invigilators – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES), has said it is ready to pay all invigilators all outstanding arrears. This comes after threats from some invigilators in the Agortime-Ziope district of the Volta...
We’ll Pay Invigilators By Tuesday – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES), has said it is ready to pay all invigilators all outstanding arrears. This comes after threats from some invigilators in the Agortime-Ziope district of the Volta...
When NGOs Engage GES Over Girls’ Education In Ghana [Article]
As they say and which I also share, the task of providing quality education, including girls’ education, is about active collaboration, partnership and participation from all of us. If education...
Invigilators Threaten To Boycott BECE
Invigilators in the Agortime-Ziope District of the Volta Region are threatening to boycott the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) over the non-payment of their accrued...
Measures In Place To Curb Exam Leaks, Malpractices
Ahead of the start of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) on Monday, June 5, the West African Examination Council (WAEC), is assuring of tight security measures to curb any leaks and...
National Science and Maths Quiz Launched In Accra
The 2017 National Science and Mathematics quiz was on Thursday launched in Accra by Primetime, producers of the Quiz programme. This year’s edition is slated for June 2 to 29 at the University of...