BECE candidates asked to steer clear off examination malpractices

The Upper West Regional Minister Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih is encouraging Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates in the region to steer clear off examination malpractices in order not to jeopardize their futures.

He tasked the candidates to be confident with what they have studied and reproduce it when the sit to write each paper.

Dr. Bin Salih reminded the students that smuggling foreign materials like phones or written materials into the examination hall will only lead to their papers being cancelled.

The Minister said this when he addressed students participating in the BECE at selected schools in the regional capital, Wa.

The Upper West Regional Minster’s visit to selected examination centres in the regional capital was to ensure that the examination begun without hitches.

It was also to motivate the students to do better and avoid examination malpractices.

The Minister visited the Wa Senior High School, the Wa Technical School and Wa Methodist School for the Blind.

At the time the news team got the Wa Technical School, examination materials were arriving for students.

At the Wa Methodist School for the Blind, the students had already begun writing when the Minister and his entourage visited the centre.

The Upper West Regional Minister Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih asked the students to shy away from malpractices.

The Upper West Director of Education, Duncan Nso while interacting with the students at the Wa School for the Blind used the opportunity to pay glowing tribute to the Deputy Upper West Director of Education was is visually impaired.

He encouraged the students to learn hard and aspire to greater heights.

A total of thirteen-thousand, one-hundred and thirteen students are participating in this year’s exam.

This included  six-thousand, seven-hundred-and-fifty-four boys and six-thousand, three-hundred-fifty-nine girls.

Story by Mark Smith