WAEC announces date to commence the 2024 BECE script marking

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) usually three weeks after the conduct of the last paper of the Basic Education Certificate Examination begins the BECE script marking, an official of the not-for-profit organization has said.

Asked when the results of this year’s BECE will be released, the WAEC official said the duration of the marking process and when to expect the release of the results will be determined by RPCC after preliminary coordination meetings.

Meanwhile, WAEC responsible for the administration of national and International examinations in the country says it will start marking the 2024 edition of the BECE scripts only if the central government pays an outstanding debt.

The Head of WAEC Public Affairs, John Kapi in an interview said his outfit amid the 2024 WASSCE slated for August will not begin marking the 2024 BECE scripts on the usual period adding that payment of the debt will fastrack the process.

“The next stage is for us to do the marking and what we are going to do is invite examiners from across the country for national preliminary coordination where they come and sit down as experts and relook at the marking scheme,” he said.

After various examiners’ meetings, the spokesman for the not-for-profit-making organization said the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) scripts will be swapped across the country for the marking to commence.

A total of 569,095 candidates representing 282,648 males and 286,447 females from 19,506 private and public Junior High Schools participated in the BECE for School which commenced on Monday, July 8, and ended on Monday, July 15, 2024.

Regarding BECE for Private Candidates, about 1,366 candidates, comprising 735 males and 631 females participated in the examination. fifteen (15) centres, mainly in the regional capitals were used during the private examination.

A total of 2,123 supervisors, 1,889 assistant supervisors and 19,973 invigilators were tasked by the West African Examinations Council to ensure the smooth conduct of the BECE for School to be held in 2,123 centres nationwide.

Despite adequate measures put in place by the not-for-money-making organization (WAEC) to curb cheating the 34th edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School was challenged by examination malpractice.

For instance, more than 10 individuals were arrested for various infractions during the national examination for final-year Junior High School students marking the highest number since the commencement of the national examinations.

“So far, we have arrested 18 invigilators across the country. These invigilators were selected by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to oversee the examination,” the Head of Public Affairs of WAEC, John Kapi told journalists at a press briefing.