The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of candidates who sat for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
However, the scripts of 22,270 candidates in certain subjects are being scrutinised for reported cases of mass cheating.
In a statement announcing the release of the results, WAEC said the results might be cancelled or released based on the outcome of investigations.
Cancellation
WAEC also said it had cancelled the subject results of “312 school candidates and three private candidates for bringing foreign materials, namely, prepared notes, textbooks and printed materials into the examination hall or colluding with other candidates”.
Moreover, the council said the entire results of 41 school candidates and one private candidate had been cancelled for the possession of mobile phones in the examination hall.
A statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs of WAEC, John Kapi, said the council was also withholding the subject results of 180 school candidates and four private candidates for various suspected offences.
The entire results of 110 school candidates and two private candidates are also being withheld for various suspected offences.
Statistics
A total of 600,900 candidates, made up of 300,404 males and 300,496 females from 18,993 participating schools, entered for the school examination.
This figure includes 53 candidates with visual impairment, 366 with hearing impairment and 54 candidates with other special educational needs.
The examination was conducted at 2,137 centres across the country.
Out of the total number, 3,366 candidates were absent.
The BECE for Private Candidates recorded a total entry figure of 1,839 candidates.
This was made up of 942 males and 897 females. Fifteen centres, mostly in the regional capitals, were used to conduct the examination.
Out of the total number of candidates who entered for the examination, 61 were absent.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Education Service says first-year senior high school (SHS) students whose Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results have been released are expected to report to school on December 4, 2023.
The date, which is for both single and double-track students, was contained in the 2023/2024 academic calendar for pre-tertiary institutions in the country released by the Ghana Education Service (GES).
Per the transitional calendar for double-track students, Form One students will be in school from December 4, 2023, to March 5, 2024.
They will, however, return to school on May 13, 2024, until July 9, 2024.
They are due to go on break again on July 10, 2024, and reopen on September 3 up to November 15, 2024, when the academic year ends.
On the other hand, single track students will report to school on December 4 until March 15, 2024, and go on vacation from March 16, 2024, to May 2, 2024.
The second semester will begin from May 3, 2024, until August 28, 2024, when the academic calendar will end.
