BECE ENDS IN WEST GONJA DISTRICT

23RD APRIL 2012, BY: REGINA ATULE – DAMONGO

A total of Twenty (20) Junior High Schools have taken part in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the West Gonja District of the Northern Region.

According to the district supervisor Mr. Albert Bonah, nine hundred and thirty – four (934) candidates were registered in the district.

At the Damongo Senior High School centre, six hundred and ninety - seven (697) candidates from fifteen (15) schools were registered, out of which three hundred and sixty five (365) were males and three hundred and thirty – two (332) were females.

 At the Daboya centre, two hundred and thirty- seven (237) candidates from five (5) schools were registered out of which ninety- eight (98) represented females and one hundred and thirty- nine (139) were males.

Five candidates made up of one (1) male and four (4) females were absent at the Damongo centre. Similarly, four (4) candidates, two (2) males and two (2) females were absent at the Daboya centre. This brings to the total number of absenteeism to nine (9).

The District Director of Education Mr. Charles Akatuk and some officials visited the two Centers to observe how the examination was being conducted. According to him the examination started in time and no incidence of any examination malpractice was recorded.

Mr. Charles Akatuk expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the examination.

He was hopeful that, with the measures that the district undertook to assist candidates before the examination, the results will be better than the previous year.