Nine Heavily Pregnant Candidates Sit For BECE At Effutu
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Nine Heavily Pregnant Candidates Sit For BECE At Effutu
The Effutu Municipality of the Central region has recorded nine candidates who are heavily pregnant and are taking the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
These students are reported to have been found in various examination centres in the Municipality.
According to some pregnant candidates, they were encouraged by their teachers and parents to sit for the exams despite the stigma that comes with their condition.
According to them, by the time the results will be released, they would have delivered but their parents have assured them to assist cater for the babies in order to for them to continue their education into Senior High School.
Meanwhile, five nursing mothers who double as examination candidates brought their babies to the examination centre to breastfeed them.
The babies were left in the care of relatives of the candidates whilst they went in to take the exams.
This year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for schools and Private candidates started on Monday, August 7 and will end on Friday, August 11, across the country.
A total of 600,714 candidates, comprising 300,323 males and 300,391 females from 18,993 participating schools registered for the school examination.
Mr. John K. Kapi, Head of Public Affairs, West African Examinations Council (WAEC) said the number of candidates that registered for this year’s examination was 8.8 per cent higher than the year 2022 entry figure of 552,276.
He said for private candidates, a total entry figure of 1,743 candidates was recorded for 2023.
“This is made up of 889 males and 854 females. This year’s figure is 5.4 per cent higher than the entry figure of 1,132 for 2022.”
He attributed the increase in candidates to an increase in enrollment in various schools across the country.
Mr Kapi said the BECE for school candidates would be held at 2,137 examination centres across the country, while 15 centres mainly in regional capitals would be used for the BECE for private candidates.
Source: theghanareport.com
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