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The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is the main examination to qualify students for admission into secondary and vocational schools in Ghana, [1] and Nigeria. [2] [3] It is written after three years of junior secondary education. [4] It is administered by the Ghana Education Service under the Ministry of Education.
WAEC Headquarters, Abuja WAEC office, Ogba, Lagos. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is an examination board established by law to determine the examinations required in the public interest in the English-speaking West African countries, to conduct the examinations and to award certificates comparable to those of equivalent examining authorities internationally. [1]
This examination is offered during the summer (April to May), and the results are available by August. [ 4 ] WASSCE for Private Candidates (Jan/Feb and Nov/Dec) , also known as General Certificate Examination (GCE) or WAEC GCE, is a private examination and uniforms are not required, but biometric registration is compulsory as in the former.
Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the Deputy Education Minister, revealed that the government has disbursed GH¢40 million to the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to facilitate the seamless organization of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
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In March 2022, Mr Kwame Brako Asante was adjudged the overall best WASSCE candidate in Ghana and won the 2nd prize in West Africa at WAEC's 2021 International Excellence Awards. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] On 26 October 2022, PRESEC defeated Prempeh College and Adisadel College to win the NSMQ competition for the seventh time.
Ghana scored 1 on the UNESCO Gender Parity Index (GPI) for Primary and Secondary school levels in 2013. [48] The adult (15 and older) literacy rate in Ghana was 79.04% in 2018, with males at 83.53% and females at 74.47%. [49] Ghana's rapid shift from an informal economy to a formal economy made education an important political objective. [50]