2020 BECE starts today

This year's  Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)  will begin today, September 14, 2020 in centres across the country.

The examination is scheduled to end on Friday, September 18, 2020.

A total of 531,705 students are expected to write this year’s BECE

According to the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), 269,419 of the candidates are males while 262,286 are females.

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Deputy Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum told the press that government has made all necessary arrangements to ensure a smooth examination.

“We pray for God’s guidance for them. The government has done everything possible to put them in a place where they will safely take the exams and come out with flying colours. I wish them the best of luck,” he said.

Statistics of participating students from each region