The government should introduce the National Standardised Test to prepare pupils before BECE each year. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has announced plans to introduce what he called a National Standardised Test in basic schools to prepare students for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
The exams will be conducted for students in class 2, class, 4, class 6, and JSS 2.
Speaking at a public forum on Monday, February 17, Haruna Iddrisu indicated that the National Standardised Test is aimed at psychologically preparing pupils for the BECE and many other national tests.
“I am also happy to announce that a national standardized test will be introduced in Ghana to P2, P4, P6 and JSS2. And the intention is simple. You don’t want to tell the child that the only time he is asked to write exams is to prepare for BECE and get ready for BECE when the child has never gone through even the psychological environment of an examination room.
READ: 2025 BECE Timetable (Download Projected Timetable)
“Therefore, we intend to introduce the NST, a national standardized test, which will introduce children to prepare for the world of an examination.”
The Ghana Education News Editorial Team is a specialized collective of education researchers, journalists, and policy analysts dedicated to providing high-fidelity reporting on the Ghanaian academic landscape. Serving as a primary bridge between governing bodies—including the Ghana Education Service (GES) and WAEC—and the public, the team leverages over a decade of combined experience to serve students, parents, and educators nationwide.
Lead Architect & Editor-in-Chief
The team is led by Wisdom Kojo Eli Hammond, a distinguished Ghanaian Edu-Tech Entrepreneur, AI Solutions Developer, and Product Architect with over 25 years of cross-disciplinary experience in education, finance, and digital media. Wisdom is the visionary force behind SkulManager, Ghana’s premier school management ecosystem, and the Lead Consultant at Education-News Consult.
A self-taught innovator, professional Web Designer, and regular columnist on GhanaWeb, Wisdom engineered SkulManager.com as the only platform strictly tailored to the GES Curriculum. His technical leadership has redefined educational assessment through a Hybrid Marking Ecosystem, pioneering the BECE and WASSCE Home Mock services—a unique fusion of WAEC-trained human examiners and advanced AI marking engines operational since 2022.
Wisdom’s 360-degree view of institutional challenges is grounded in his tenure as College President and Lecturer at Pinnacle College (Achimota), as well as his background as a school administrator and accountant. He is a dedicated lifelong learner currently advancing his studies at the Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), with academic ties to the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA).
An accomplished author, his works include Returnees of the Dead Forest (UK Published), Simplified Beacon of Light (850+ Q&A), and The Leader in Me. A foundational pillar of the award-winning NGO Human Rights Reporters Ghana (HRRG), Wisdom is committed to building intelligent systems that solve societal problems and prepare the next generation of Ghanaian students for a digital future.
Contact: 0550360658 | Portals: GhanaEducation.org, GhanaEducationNews.org, SkulManager.com, BECEPrep.com. Educationnewsconsult.com etc