MoE to deny some JHS BECE students’ public SHS/SHTS placement
Students switching from private Junior High Schools to public Junior High Schools to write the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will not be considered public school students for the Senior High School and Senior High Technical School (SHS/SHTS) placement.
The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) in a social media post sighted by Thistem.com said such private Junior High School students had breached a regulation of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
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“Students from private Junior High Schools to public ones for the BECE will not be considered as public school students for SHS placement due to a breach of West African Examinations Council regulation,” the Private Schools Council said.
The leadership of the Private Schools Council has consequently called on all private schools in the country to stand by for further instructions as we collectively navigate this transformative moment in education
A total of 600,714 candidates, comprising 300,323 boys and 300,391 girls from 18,993 Junior High Schools participated in the 2023 BECE for School Candidates which began on Monday, August 7, 2023, to Friday, August 11, 2023.
About the 2023 BECE for Private Candidates, a total entry figure of 1,743 candidates was recorded. This is made up of 889 males and 854 females. This year’s figure is 5.4% higher than the entry figure of 1,132 for 2022.
The 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School Candidates was held at 2,137 examination centres across the country, while 15 centres mainly in the regional capitals were used for the BECE for Private candidates.
To ensure the smooth and successful conduct of the 2023 BECE for School and Private, A total of 2,137 supervisors, 2,000 supervisors and 21,027 invigilators were tasked to oversee the administration of the national examination.