Education Minister Visits BECE Centres In Tema Metropolis
The Minster of Education, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyeman, in the company of the Tema Metro Director of Education, Kwesi Hutchful, and the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, Isaac Ashai Odamtten, today/yesterday visited some examination centres in the Tema Metropolis and its environs to obtain first hand information on the examination. 

Some of the Centres visited include the Tema Secondary, St Peter’s Catholic and Ashaiman Secondary Schools. 

Professor Opoku Agyeman urged the candidates to write with confidence and courage to enable them to pass well.

 She however cautioned them against all forms of examination malpractices in order not to give the Exams Council cause to cancel their papers.

 The Tema Director of Education, Kwesi Hutchful warned teachers and parents, who accompany candidates to distance themselves from the examination centers since that is against the examination rules.

 He said the Directorate has put in place measures to ensure that candidates write the exams in a conducive environment.

 Meanwhile six thousand 751 candidates are writing the BECE in the Tema Metropolis at 24 Centres. They comprise three thousand 542 girls and three thousand 209 boys.

 147 schools made up of 48 public and 99 private schools are participating. 


Source : GBC