Provisional results for candidates who took the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School and Private Candidates in 2022 have been made public by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
The results of school candidates will be sent to their respective schools through the Metropolitan/Municipal/District Directors of Education, according to a statement released by WAEC on January 25.
Candidates can also access their results on the council’s website www.waecgh.org
The entire results of 73 school candidates and 7 private candidates have been cancelled for bringing mobile phones into the examination hall.
In addition, WAEC disclosed that 3 private candidates and 416 school candidates had their subject results cancelled for bringing foreign materials into the examination hall.
The subject results for 38 school candidates have been withheld pending the outcome of investigations into various allegations of malpractice.
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The Council added that 11 school candidates’ entire results have been cancelled pending investigations.
“Meanwhile, the scripts of candidates from 40 schools in certain subjects are undergoing scrutiny. The withheld results of candidates may be cancelled or released based on the outcome of investigations,” the statement stated.
A total of 552,288 candidates made up of 276,999 males and 275,289 females sat for the school examination of the BECE. This includes 65 candidates with visual impairment, 427 with hearing impairment and 54 candidates with other test accommodation needs.
4,309 candidates out of the total applicants who registered for the examination were absent.
For the BECE private candidates, the total entry figure was 1,144 candidates. This constituted 641 males and 503 females. Out of the total number of candidates who entered for the examination, 84 candidates were absent.
Source: Myjoyonline
