Joy as pupils finish BECE

BECE candidates writing the exam at the Kaneshie Cluster of schools in Accra. Photo. Ebo Gorman

 Over 500,000 pupils ex­ploded with joy after writ­ing the final paper of this year’s Basic Education Certifi­cate Examination (BECE) yester­day at the various centres.

The exams began on Monday with the English paper and mostly under a very serene ambiance.

Characteristic of the annu­al exercise, it attracted high profile visitors to some schools to encourage and motivate the school children.

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the La Dade-Kotopon Constituency, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, visited some examina­tion centres including La Presby, Christ the King and La Home School.

She advised candidates to de­sist from malpractices to avoid trouble with invigilators.

At the St. Theresa School examination centre at Kanashie, the supervisor, Stephen Lo­motey, told The Spectator that two disabled students, one au­tistic and the other with hear­ing challenges, partook in this year’s BECE.

At the Accra Academy exam centre, a student who had recently undergone surgery was allowed to write the examina­tion, with a nurse on standby to assist in case of emergency.