BGCSE case studies
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The Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) is a secondary-school credential awarded by the Botswana Examinations Council (BEC). BEC describes its role as managing, conducting and assessing examinations in general education and technical, vocational education and training, and awarding certificates for those examinations and assessments, under section 5 of the Botswana Examinations Council Act (Act No 11 of 2002), as amended in 2019. On BEC's public site, BGCSE sits alongside the PSLE and JCE, with dedicated pages for BGCSE Administration, Reports, Assessment, Syllabi and Exam Centres, plus a BGCSE Results Summary. The qualification is intended for candidates completing secondary schooling, including school candidates and private candidates for whom BEC publishes separate registration and venue notices. Topics on this exam: Mathematics, English Language, Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), Social Sciences (History, Geography, Development Studies), Setswana and other languages, and Practical, technical and vocational subjects. The BGCSE case studies are 5 cases and about 2,588 words.
1Tuck shop at the prize-giving
A BGCSE business club is running a tuck shop at prize-giving. They have P600 capital and can store at most 200 items.
576 words, about 3 min2Cooling cup investigation
A Form 5 student investigates which cup material keeps tea warm. She pours 200 cm³ of water at 80 °C into three identical-shaped cups: metal, plastic and foam.
546 words, about 3 min3Choosing a water project
A village of 600 people has two boreholes. One borehole is broken.
504 words, about 3 min4Mobile phone article for the school magazine
A student is asked to write a 250-word article for the school magazine on whether mobile phones should be banned during lessons. The editor says the audience is learners and teachers.
489 words, about 2 min5School garden allocation
A school agriculture club has a 200 m² plot, 40 hours of labour per week, and P900 for inputs. It can grow spinach or tomatoes.
473 words, about 2 min