WAEC releases 2009 BECE results

Some BECE candidates taking their examination The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of the April 2009 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE). The results for the schools would be dispatched through the District Directors of Education. A release issued in Accra and signed by the Senior Public Affairs. Manager of WAEC, Mrs Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, said the candidates scores would be forwarded to the Ghana Education Service for use in the Computerised School Selection and Placement System while candidates could access their results online. It said 450 candidates had their subjects cancelled while 130 had their entire results cancelled. The affected candidates, according to the release were involved in various examination irregularities such as sending into the examination hall foreign materials, seeking/receiving help from non-candidates, including invigilators, supervisors and teachers and tearing parts of their question papers and answer booklets, as well as collusion. Source: Daily Graphic/Ghana