Tema-Ghana. Aug. 10, – Ms. Anna Adukwei Addo, Municipal Chief Executive, and Mr. Isaac MacCarthy-Mensah, Municipal Director of Education for Tema West Municipal Assembly, have toured some Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) centres within the municipality.
They visited three centres, which included Klagon TWMA Junior High School, Holy Child Basic School, and Tetteh Ogloo State School for the Deaf, and they encouraged over 4,185 candidates from both public and private schools to do their best in their examinations.
The statistics indicate that a total of 2,395 are from public schools and 1,790 are from private schools.
Ms. Adukwei Addo during the tour encouraged the pupils that the examination was the beginning of a new life for them, hence they should do their best to write the papers.
She reminded the pupils that their parents and teachers have done a lot for their education, and they must reciprocate the gesture and come out with flying colours.
She mentioned that the journey is about the destination, and them writing the examination would go a long way towards affecting their future.
She stressed that the examination period is crucial and demands seriousness for a better result.
Ms. Adukwei Addo reiterated that seeing candidates with hearing impediments at the Tetteh Ogloo State School for the Deaf at Adjei Kojo in Tema West Municipal Assembly excited her because of how anxious they were about writing the exams.
Again, she noted that, at Klagon TWMA Junior High School, a centre saw a 17-year-old boy with intellectual disabilities who was not properly taken care of in the examination due to a lack of communication of his predicament to the appropriate authorities.
Also, during the visiting process, the MCE and the Municipal Director of Education witnessed an incident where two candidates, both girls, at the Holy Child Basic School centre were involved in an accident on their way to the examination centre.
She urged all the BECE candidates to eschew examination malpractice and therefore encouraged them to take it seriously.
Mr. MacCarthy-Mensah added that their visit was to motivate the pupils, and he described the two victims who were involved in an accident by bravely writing the exams as really encouraging.
He further explained that the candidates should write the examination individually, as WAEC has issued, to prevent any malpractice, such as the candidates entering the hall with any foreign materials.
“The candidates were allowed to wear open sandals as issued by WAEC, which could help curb any malpractices”, he said.
Mr. Emmanuel Kwame Kungi, Municipal Coordinating Director for Tema West Municipal Assembly, also wished the candidates the very best in their examination.
