The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the approved 2026/27 academic calendar for basic schools across the country. The calendar covers Kindergarten, Primary and Junior High Schools and outlines reopening dates, vacations, mid-term breaks and the schedule for the 2027 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). According to GES, the first term will begin on September […]
Seven teachers have been arrested for various examination infractions in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed. The arrests were made through WAEC’s monitoring systems and tips from whistleblowers. In a telephone interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) Monday evening, Mr John K. Kapi, the Head […]
Some 620,000 candidates across the country are set to begin the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) on Monday, May 4, as authorities tighten measures to curb malpractice. The nationwide examination, conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), will run until May 11, with 620,141 candidates from 20,395 schools expected to participate. The council […]
Some officials of the Ghana Education Service (GES) colluded with invigilators, accepting as little as GH¢60 to allow candidates to cheat in the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE). This revelation is contained in the latest JoyNews Hotline documentary, Dark World of BECE, produced by GH Probe investigative journalist Francisca Enchill. At the Derby Avenue RC […]
The Kumasi Central Prisons, as part of its reformation process, presented five male inmates to participate in the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) which commenced on Wednesday, June 11. The inmates, aged between 20 and 25 years, are writing their exams at the Bantama exam Centre. Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive, Richard Ofori Agyeman Boadi, […]
Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Monday said all is set for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) across the country. He said the Service, in collaboration with the West African Examination Council (WEAC), has put in place all the necessary logistics to ensure a successful examination. Prof […]
The Ministry of Education has officially released the 2024/25 placement results for students entering Senior High Schools and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions. This release allows thousands of students to check their school placements and secure admission for the upcoming academic year. According to a statement by the Ministry, of the 563,339 […]
The dreams of 12 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates of obtaining their first academic certificate nearly turned into a nightmare when they were almost barred from writing the first paper on Monday at the Ho Kabore JHS Centre for wearing slippers instead of the prescribed cross-sandals. To their surprise, the unsuspecting pupils were reprimanded […]
Some 569,095 candidates will today sit for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) at 2,123 designated centres across the country. The exams will end on Monday, July 15, 2024. In a statement by Casandra Twum Ampofo, on Sunday, July 7, the management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) congratulated the candidates for their hard […]
The government has released GH¢80 million to the West African Examination Council (WAEC), the Majority Chief Whip has told Parliament. Advertisement Frank Annoh-Dompreh told the House that the Ministry of Finance released the amount to the council today [June 21, 2024]. Uncertainty was hanging over the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) as the examining […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has taken steps to identify unqualified Junior High School (JHS) students in Forms One and Two who skipped classes to sit for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The GES has consequently instructed all regional, metro and district directors of education to provide the service with the names of […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is going all out to clampdown on the registration of unqualified candidates for its school exams. This is particularly so with the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), where some parents connive with, mostly public schools to move their wards from private schools to register and write the exams there. […]
