WASSCE and BECE Exams 2023: In order to ensure a seamless administration of the two exams, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) management has identified various pre-examination actions prior to the conduct of the 2023 WASSCE and BECE.
On August 7 to August 11, 2023, the non-profit organization (WAEC) will administer the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to students enrolled in public and private schools.
Ghana will not participate in the international examination with other Council members including Nigeria and Sierra Leone for the 2023 WASSCE for School, according to a WAEC official who made the announcement at a press conference.
The West African Examinations Council announced that the Ghanaian version of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Schools will be held starting on Monday, July 31, 2023, and concluding on Tuesday, September 26, 2023.
Further pre-examination procedures carried out by the Council prior to the holding of the tests include item trial testing, expert item moderation, subject officers compiling papers, typesetting, editing, proofreading, printing question papers, and accreditation or recognition of schools.
In a related story, the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for the class of 2023, scheduled to take place on August 7, 2023, would no longer accept registrations from unqualified junior high school students from public or private schools in Ghana.
According to a letter from the Education Service to the heads of many public and private junior high schools around the nation, it is illegal to enroll students who are not qualified for the 2023 BECE for School Candidates.
The Ghana Education Services (GES) stated in its letter that it “wishes to warn all heads of basic schools (private and public) that registration of JHS1 and JHS2 pupils for BECE for School Candidates is prohibited.”
The GES said that “the registration of candidates for the 2023 BECE for School is only for pupils in Junior High School Form three (JHS3) alone,” citing the laws and procedures governing the administration of the national exam.
“Registering JHS1 and JHS2 pupils in their own school or in a separate school to write the BECE is against the Ghana Education Service’s (GES) and the West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) norms and regulations,” it stated.
Also, according to the management of the Ghana Education Service (GES), it is unlawful for any head of a public basic school to register a junior high school student in their final year from any school (public or private) to take the BECE for School.