At the end of the registration period for 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), a total of 569,095 candidates, made up of 282,648 males and 286,447 females from 19,506 participating schools had registered for the school examination, according to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
This figure represents a decrease of 5.29% compared to the 2023 entry figure of 600,900.
The BECE for School and Private Candidates, 2024 is scheduled to commence on Monday, July 8 with English Language and end on Monday, July 15, 2024 with Arabic.
The Examination Council in a statement to the media said School candidates will be examined based on the newly introduced Common Core Curriculum, while Private Candidates will be examined on the old syllabus.
Mr John K. Kapi, Head of Public Affairs, WAEC said as part of arrangements for the smooth conduct of the examination, the Guidelines, Scheme and Structure of the examination with sample questions were developed and circulated to all heads of school.
The examination will be held in 2,123 centres across the country. A total of 2,123 supervisors, 1,889 assistant supervisors and 19,973 invigilators have been engaged to ensure the smooth conduct of the examination.
Source: mybrytfmonline/ Mensah Atakora
