Lilwin releases 2023 B.E.C.E results to counter poor performance rumours.

Kojo Nkansah Lilwin, the Award-winning Kumawood actor and founder of Great Minds International School has dismissed rumours about the poor performance by his students in the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (B.E.C.E). The results came out a few weeks ago, which had people saying his students didn’t do great. To address this, Lilwin shared one […]

60-year-old Grandma who sat for 2020 BECE has her results leaked online

The 60-year-old woman who sat for this years Basic Education Certificate Examination will not be a happy woman after the results came days ago. The news of her going against all odds to sit for the BECE with her grand children was a story every Ghanaian was super proud of her about. However, her results […]

57-year-old BECE graduate gets support

57-year-old Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) graduate has received monetary support of GH¢1,000 from the Swedru Teachers’ Co-operation Credit Union (STCCU) after the successful completion of her Junior High School (JHS) education. Elizabeth Yamoah, who is a mother of four, who happens to be a member of the STCCU, has also been appointed as Ambassador […]

New Dates for BECE and WASSCE Announced

Final year pupils of Junior High School (JHS) and students of Senior High School (SHS) are expected to take their exit exam after June 29 and 22 respectively. In an update by the Ministry of Education, JHS pupils will resume for official learning on June 29, and take an eleven-week extensive tutorial after which they […]

2020 BECE for private candidates begins Monday

The 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) for private candidates will commence on Monday, 10 February 2020, the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced. In a statement signed by its Head of Public Affairs, Mrs Agnes Teye-Cudjoe and released on Friday, 7 February 2020, the examination conducting body, said: “Two thousand one hundred and […]

WAEC Releases Provisional Results of 2019 BECE

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results for the 2019 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The office will despatch the results to the schools through the Metropolitan. Municipal and District Directors of Education, It said in a statement signed and issued by the Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, Mrs Agnes Teye-Cudjoe […]

BECE to be Scrapped

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has revealed that the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will soon be scrapped from the country’s educational system. According to executive secretary of NaCCA, Dr Prince Hamid Armah, the popular examination has outlived its relevance. Speaking to Francis Abban on the Morning Starr Thursday, Dr. Armah said […]

Final year JHS students commence BECE today

A total of 517,332 final-year junior high school (JHS) students will today June 10 start this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). They comprise 263,616 males and 253,716 females. Last year, 509,824 candidates took the examination, meaning that there has been an increase of 7,508 candidates. The 2019 BECE candidates, who are from 16,871 public […]

President Akuffo Addo Presents Awards to 2018 Best BECE Students

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented awards to 24 students who emerged as the overall best students in the 2018 Basic Education Certificate Examination. Presenting the awards to the students at the “President’s Independence Day Awards” ceremony, on Friday, 1st March, 2019, President Akufo-Addo noted that “they have brought considerable […]