The Ghana Education Service (GES), has revealed that personnel of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), will now accompany West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) officials in the distribution of examinations papers during this year’s Basic Certificate Examination Certificate Examination (BECE), scheduled for June 13-17, 2016.
Addressing a press conference in Accra today [Wednesday], the Director General of the GES, Jacob Kor, said the move forms part of its measures to avert examination leaks.
[contextly_sidebar id=”0r0Yx9mlJIBgZg0VfHjXJOaDOlxvEXXo”]He indicated that arrangements have been “concluded with the Ghana Police Service and the Bureau of National Investigations to help provide effective security and quality control monitoring mechanisms throughout the period of the examinations.”
“Right from the time the question papers are carried from the depot, there is going to be BNI personnel accompanying the questions,” Mr. Kor added.
The GES Director General also stated that, all regional and district directors of GES, are “being tasked to monitor and give regular updates of activities that are happening under their jurisdiction to the Ghana Education Service headquarters.”
WAEC now flying exam papers
This latest security measure follows the council’s decision to start flying exam papers also in a bid to curb the leaks of examination papers.
According to the council, it has employed these stringent measures to ensure a leak-free BECE this year.
WAEC flew examination question papers to some regions in the just ended West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE), following the widespread leaks of some of the papers.
The council flew papers to Tamale in the Northern Region, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region papers and Takoradi in the Western Region.
6,812 BECE results withheld in 2015
In 2015, WAEC withheld results of 6,812 students who allegedly indulged in various malpractices in the 2015 BECE pending investigations.
The widespread leaks of some of the BECE papers compelled WAEC to cancel five papers.
The affected subjects were English Language 2, Religious and Moral Education 2, Science 2, and Mathematics 2 and Social Studies 2.
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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa/citifmonline.com/Ghana