By Nicholas Osei-Wusu
In an extraordinary measure to forestall malpractice or reduce it to the barest minimum during this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which starts tomorrow, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the Mampong Municipal Directorate of Education has, for the first time, conducted interviews to select only applicants with proven high moral integrity as Supervisors and Invigilators for the examination.
This innovation was initiated by the Municipal Education Directorate with the approval of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). It aims to ensure the examination is conducted without blemish and to reassure candidates, school authorities, and parents of the credibility of the results, thereby avoiding any sanctions that could jeopardize the future of participating candidates.
Speaking in an interview with our Ashanti Regional Correspondent, Nicholas Osei-Wusu, ahead of the exam, the Mampong Municipal Director of Education, Prince Owusu-Ansah, assured the public that the Directorate is leaving no stone unturned to ensure an incident-free BECE, which, notably, has more girl candidates than boys this year.
“We are all aware of the malpractices that often occur at examination centres and the controversies that follow,” Mr. Owusu-Ansah said. “As a directorate and a municipality, we have decided that we do not want our name associated with any vices regarding the conduct of the examination. So, we resolved that those we assign as Supervisors and Invigilators must be individuals of high integrity who will manage the centres professionally. They must ensure that no teachers or heads of schools move around disturbing the process. We want people who will take charge and ensure that both Invigilators and candidates do the right things, so that, at the end, there will be sanity at all our centres.”
According to Mr. Owusu-Ansah, “Appointing Supervisors and Invigilators is a task entrusted to me and my staff. It is our responsibility to ensure that we recruit the right people. After recruitment, we collaborate with WAEC to train them so they understand the dos and don’ts of the work they are about to do.”
A total of 2,404 Junior High School pupils have been registered to sit for this year’s BECE in the Mampong Municipality. They are from 68 Junior High Schools, including five private institutions. Among the candidates are 1,258 girls. The exams will be written at 11 WAEC-approved centres, including St. Monica’s Schools, Amaniampong Senior High School, Kofiase Adventist Senior High School, and the Oduko Boatemaa Vocational Institute.
On the readiness of the candidates, who will be writing their first major nationally recognized examination, the Municipal Education Director said the Directorate has put in deliberate measures to help them feel confident and prepared. He noted that the questions they will face in the BECE will be similar to those from their mock exams.
“They are all very ready for the exam. They’ve gone through several mock exams; the minimum number was three, while some schools held four or even five using different sets of questions. So, the learners are well prepared. They have been encouraged to believe in themselves and be assured that the BECE questions will be familiar. They are going to pass, and pass very well,” Mr. Owusu-Ansah added.
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