By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu, GNA
Keta (V/R), May 05, GNA – Two examination centres in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region have so far recorded one absentee each for the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
The centres are Keta Senior High Technical School (Ketasco) and Keta Business College (Ketabusco) with a total number of 293 candidates from 11 schools and 157 candidates from 5 schools expected at each of the centres respectively.
A total of 1,350 candidates from 54 schools (43 public, 11 private) were expected to sit for this year’s BECE in the Municipality, which marks a significant transition point for Junior High School students across the country.
Reverend David Kofi Dzikunu, the Supervisor at the Ketabusco center, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said that the examination began with the English Language and Religious and Moral Education (RME) papers on Monday, May 4, 2026. The candidates arrived early at the designated centre to commence the examination.
“We recorded one absentee at the end of the first day. The absentee is a pupil of Vui Zion, but we are yet to know why he could not come for the exams,” he said.
He said that all the necessary arrangements including security and other essential materials were provided for a smooth and successful examination.
He praised the invigilators and candidates for the peaceful conduct exhibited during the exercise.
Reverend Dzikunu said that the primary focus remained on the integrity and smooth conduct of the examinations and noted that the specific reasons behind the absence of the candidate were yet to be established.
Meanwhile, the Ghana News Agency has also gathered that one absentee recorded at the Ketasco centre was a pupil of the Ketasco Basic School B. He was said to have run away from home due to maltreatment she had suffered from a family member she had been staying with.
Meanwhile, Raymond Sedinam Tey, a candidate, who spoke to the GNA expressed excitement over the English Language and the Religious and Moral Education papers and hope that the rest of the examination would be favourable to enable them pass successfully to pave the way for Senior High School.
He hoped to secure better results to get admission to Abor Senior High School, which has been his childhood dream SHS.
The examination process, which is being held under the supervision of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), is scheduled to continue until May 11, with municipal education officials expected to continue to maintain oversight at all the seven centres in the area to ensure that the remaining papers proceeded without any unfortunate incident.
GNA
Edited by Maxwell Awumah/Benjamin Mensah