Some minor challenges have been identified during this year’s Basic Certificate Examinations (BECE).
More than 400,000 candidates are writing this year’s examinations that would qualify them for further studies at the Senior high schools.
In the Northern region, Abdul Karim Naatogmah reported that some of the examination centers could not begin at the slated time due to late arrival of papers.
“Unfortunately at some of the centers the examination started a bit late due to late arrival of examination materials,”Karim explained.
He further stated that the Tamale Presec Centre started at 9: 20am instead of 9am.
He said there had been no report of pregnant girls being chased away by any of the invigilators.
“I am yet to be informed of any candidate being rushed to the hospital,” he added.
Reporting from Kumasi, Hawa Iddrisu noted that some of candidates had started their papers when Citi News visited the school.
She noted that a total of 14 schools were present at the premises of Kumasi Armed Forces School to write.
She revealed that four girls were absent at the Kumasi Anglican Senior High School Center.
Speaking to Citi News, the Kumasi Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES) confirmed that there about 4 candidates who were not present for the examination but could not state why the girls did not write the examinations.
The Director of Education at Swedru, Mary Gillian Asare Addo also said the district was facing major challenges because most of the students were not present to write the examinations.
By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana