BECE KICK START IN KOFORIDUA


Story by Michael Kenetey


BECE KICK START IN KOFORIDUA.

Junior High Schools (JHS) pupils in the country began their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) today. 

Our reporter in the Eastern Region visited three examination centres in the New Juaben North and South Municipalities namely Koforidua Senior Technical School, Ghana Senior High School, and Oyoko Methodist Senior High School to find out how the exams were going on. 

As at 8:45am when our correspondent got to the Koforidua Secondary Technical School, pupils were fully prepared to take their first paper which was English Language.  

 According to the Supervisor at Koforidua SecTech centre, Nicholas Odame Gyane,  the centre is divided into A and B, with Centre A having twelve schools with Six Hundred and fifteen pupils, while Centre B is made up of thirteen schools with Two hundred and eighty-three candidates. 

He added as of the time our correspondent got there, they had not encountered any challenge. The recommended Covid-19 protocols were being strictly observed as pupils were found washing their hands with running water and soap. 

They were also provided sanitizers and Veronica buckets in all the examination centres at vantage points. Mr Odame Gyane advised candidates to be courageous in their approach to the exams. 

At Ghana Senior High School centre, exams had already commenced as at 9:05am before our correspondent got there. The Supervisor at the centre, Frederick Owusu stated that six schools, made up of public and private schools are taking the exams at that centre. 

A total of Three hundred and 13 registered candidates are taking their papers there but there were three absentees. Mr Owusu said Covid-19 protocols were being observed. 



At Oyoko Methodist Senior High School centre, thirteen schools from both public and private schools are taking part in the exams there with a total of Three hundred and forty-three candidates. 



Two males were however absent. According to the supervisor   Mrs. Virginia Oti Frimpong, the examination delayed for ten minutes due to late arrival of the examination papers. She told our correspondent that all the pupils were adhering to the Covid-19 protocols. 

Source: GBCSunrise Fm


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