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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that it will begin marking the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) scripts on Monday, October 9.
WAEC initiated the coordination process last Wednesday, which involved assembling the markers to acquaint them with the marking scheme, leading up to today.
John Kapi, the Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, confirmed this development and mentioned that the actual marking will start on October 9.
However, he highlighted that there had been challenges related to the release of funds for the script marking process, and if funds are not released in a timely manner, it could potentially affect the completion of the marking process.
“They will finish the coordination on Friday (today) and by Monday, October 9, the actual marking will start,” the Head of Public Affairs of WAEC, John Kapi, told the Daily Graphic yesterday.
“So we have started the process, but what we are saying is that if monies are not released, we may not be able to complete it,” he said.
Kapi clarified that despite concerns about the delay in marking this year’s examination papers, there was no strike action among the markers.
He noted that WAEC had met with the Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, who had assured them of funds release.
Earlier, there were concerns that the 2023 BECE might not be conducted due to the government’s financial obligations to WAEC.
However, the government subsequently released GH¢50.5 million to WAEC for the successful conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the BECE. A significant portion of this amount was allocated to the WASSCE.
In terms of statistics, a total of 602,457 final-year junior high school (JHS) students across the country participated in the 2023 BECE.
This number represented an increase of 49,049 compared to the previous year. Out of this total, 600,714 were School Candidates (BECE-SC), and 1,743 took the BECE as Private Candidates (BECE-PC). The regional breakdown of candidates revealed variations in candidate numbers across different regions of Ghana.
