Marking of 2023 BECE Officially Starts on October 9, See Details Here

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that the marking of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) scripts will begin on Monday, October 9.

The coordination process, which includes gathering the markers to familiarize themselves with the current marking method, was started by WAEC last Wednesday.

“They will finish the coordination on Friday (today) and by Monday, October 9, the actual marking will start,” this was according to the Head of Public Affairs of WAEC, John Kapi,

He said marking of the scripts, which formed part of the second process of the examination, had a challenge with the release of funds.

“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.

There have been some concerns regarding the delay in the marking of this year’s test papers, but Mr. Kapi reported that WAEC met last Monday with the Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, who assured the council that he would release some monies.

He emphasized that nobody was on strike over the script marking.

There were worries that the 2023 BECE for school and private candidates wouldn’t be held as a result of the government’s debt to WAEC.

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the BECE were, however, conducted by the WAEC with the assistance of GHC 50.5 million afterwards given by the government.

A total of GH 40 million from this sum, or roughly 30% of the total required for the exam’s conduct, went toward the WASSCE’s effective conduct.

Wendy Addy-Lamptey, the Head of the National Office of WAEC, who made the announcement, indicated that GH10.5 million was needed for the successful conduct of the BECE, or around 15% of what was needed.