NECO BECE case studies
NECO BECE · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is a National Examinations Council (NECO) examination. According to NECO, it is "the examination conducted for candidates of Federal Unity Colleges and other allied institutions who have completed their Junior Secondary School education." In other words, it is the school-leaving credential taken at the end of Junior Secondary School, and its primary audience is JSS 3 candidates in Federal Unity Colleges and similar allied institutions who have finished the three-year junior secondary programme. The NECO BECE case studies are 5 cases and about 3,202 words.
1The Garden Fence: When the Minutes Are Wrong
At Government Junior Secondary School, Kwalkwalawa, the JSS3 Mathematics Club has been given ₦50,000 to fence the school garden before the rainy season. The plot is a rectangle 18 m long and 12 m wide.
639 words, about 3 min2Clear Water, Safe Water? The Borehole and the Stream
After three days of heavy rain, the Basic Science Club at Community Junior Secondary School, Ilesa, collects water samples from two sources used by pupils: the school borehole (covered, with a hand pump) and a stream about 200 m away where some pupils wash their hands and drink. In the laboratory the club finds that the stream sample is cloudy and smells slightly, while the borehole sample is clear and colourless.
693 words, about 3 min3The Prefect Election and the Unpublished Penalty
During the JSS3 prefect campaign at Bright Star Junior Secondary School, the electoral committee - five pupils - published three rules: no writing on walls, no campaigning during lesson time, and every poster must be signed by the candidate. Amina, a candidate for Head Girl, chalked her name across the assembly-ground wall during break, and her brother in SS2 handed out 60 unsigned flyers at the school gate on Monday morning.
583 words, about 3 min4The Poultry Project: Sell at Eight Weeks or Wait for the Festival?
The JSS3 Business Studies Club at Unity Junior Secondary School invested in a poultry project. The club bought 40 day-old chicks at ₦350 each.
579 words, about 3 min5The Straw Bridge: Choosing a Structure Under a Material Limit
The JSS2 class at Model Junior Secondary School is entering the inter-school bridge-building competition. Each team gets exactly 30 drinking straws, 2 metres of cellotape and one pair of scissors, and must build a bridge that spans a 40 cm gap between two desks and carries a 2 kg mass at the centre for 30 seconds.
708 words, about 4 min