By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu
Keta (VR), June 12, GNA- Two pregnant candidates and a lactating mother are participating in the ongoing 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Keta Municipality of the Volta Region.
Ghana News Agency also gathered that centres such as Ketasco and Ketabusco have registered one pregnant candidate each with one lactating mother at the Ketasco.
It was also revealed that one lactating mother, who had earlier registered for the BECE, delivered a week ago and could not take part in the exams at Ketasco centre.
Reverend David Dzikunu, the Supervisor at the KetaBusco centre explained that a total of 181 candidates from seven basic schools were present with no absentee on the first day of the examination.
He said all candidates were taken through thorough checks before the examination to prevent any form of examination malpractice which could result in cancellation or total dismissal of the students.
Mr. Lawrence Agbeveade, the Supervising Examination Officer at Kedzi AME Zion, told the GNA that all the 174 candidates, which comprised 80 boys and 94 girls from five schools, were present for the exercise.
Mr Ferdinand Amuzu, the Public Relation Officer of the Ghana Education Service at Keta, in an earlier interview with the Ghana News Agency, said that a total of 1,498 candidates from 42 public and 12 private schools would participate in the 2025 examination.
GNA also observed that security personel and the various invigilators at the centres were present to ensure smooth and successful examination.
He said the examinations which commenced on Wednesday, June 11 with Social studies and computing is expected to end on June 18, adding that,” our candidates would end their examinations on Tuesday, June 17, since we are not doing Arabic which is scheduled to take place on June 18.”
Some candidates who spoke to GNA also expressed higher hopes that they would pass the examinations and progress to Senior high school and continue with their academic works for a brighter future.
GNA also observed some candidates were jubilating after the social studies examination paper while some were optimistic that the rest of the exams would be favourable to meet their standards for a successful exercise.
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Edited by: Maxwell Awumah/Kenneth Odeng Adade