GABECE case studies
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The Ghana Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is the school-leaving examination taken at the end of Junior High School in Ghana. It is designed for JHS 3 candidates who have completed the basic-education cycle, and its results are used for placement into Senior High School, technical institutes and other post-basic institutions. The GABECE case studies are 5 cases and about 2,869 words.
1Tiling the JHS Computer Room
A headteacher plans to tile the floor of a rectangular JHS computer room measuring 7.2 m by 5.4 m. A fixed cabinet occupies a 1.0 m by 0.4 m area that will not be tiled.
620 words, about 3 min2Borehole Beside the Pit Latrine
A district health officer is investigating a cluster of diarrhoea cases in a farming village. The community's only borehole is 18 m from a pit latrine that is 3.5 m deep; the water table is about 6 m below ground.
566 words, about 3 min3Relocating the Weekly Market
The Ketu District Assembly plans to relocate the weekly market from its present site beside the main school and clinic to a new site 3.5 km from the town centre. The old market hosts about 420 traders but has only 180 permanent stalls; on market days, goods spill onto the road, and waste collection is irregular.
523 words, about 3 min4Spreadsheet Practical Without Internet
A JHS in a rural district has 12 working computers for 45 JHS 2 students. The ICT teacher has one 40-minute period per week with each class and must prepare students for a BECE practical task on spreadsheets: entering data, using simple formulas such as =SUM and =AVERAGE, and creating a bar chart.
556 words, about 3 min5Pencil-Case Production for Open Day
JHS 3 at a school in Cape Coast must produce 30 pencil cases for an open day. The class has GHS 180.
604 words, about 3 min