The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the commencement of the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)
A total of 552, 276 candidates from 18, 501 schools across the country will be taking the exams at 2,023 centres today, October 17, 2022, with a total of 1,123 private candidates registered for the exams in 15 centres across the country.
The exam body in a statement said this will be the first time both private and public candidates will be writing at the same time.
According to the Council, the number of registered candidates for the 2022 BECE is 6.09 percent higher than the figure from 2021 of 1069.
The council has however assured Ghanaians that security has been put in place to ensure the successful conduct of the examination.
