BECE case studies
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The BECE (Basic Education Certificate Examination) is the examination administered by The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Ghana for candidates completing basic education. WAEC's Ghana office lists two separate BECE routes under its Examinations menu: BECE School, for candidates entered through a recognised school, and BECE Private, for candidates entering outside that route. The BECE case studies are 5 cases and about 3,725 words.
1Mid-year relocation after BECE registration closes
Adwoa is a JHS 3 candidate at a school in Kumasi. Her index number and examination centre were confirmed when her school completed registration in January; the BECE is in June.
777 words, about 4 min2Private candidate planning a partial re-sit and a combined aggregate
Kwesi is 19 and out of school. He sat the BECE in 2021 and obtained aggregate 30, with grade 6 in English Language, grade 7 in Mathematics, and grade 5 in Integrated Science.
748 words, about 4 min3Crib sheet found during Paper 2 and pressure to keep it quiet
During Mathematics Paper 2 at a centre with 212 candidates, invigilator Ms. Boateng sees a folded strip of paper under the answer booklet of candidate index 0047.
722 words, about 4 min4Missing continuous assessment scores after the upload window closes
At a school with 146 BECE candidates, the Social Studies teacher left in February. In May, when the school checked the continuous assessment upload, 12 candidates had no Social Studies CA score; the new teacher had recorded marks in a personal notebook but never entered them.
713 words, about 4 min5Late private-candidate registration with disputed age and no school record
Fatima is 14 and has been home-schooled for three years. She wants to sit the BECE as a private candidate so she can enter senior high school next year.
765 words, about 4 min