Is GES Going To Cancel The 2023 BECE? – Check Out What The Director General Said
There have been circulations and rumors which claims that the Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of Education have plans to scrap the BECE.
The Director General of the Ghana Education Service, Dr Eric Nkansah has reacted to such claims and has made it clear that the BECE will not be scrapped.
He explained that it is moving from the old objectives-based curriculum to the standards-based curriculum, which is likely to change the nature and form of the BECE.
Speaking at a stakeholder engagement on the grading system by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), the Director General of GES, Dr. Eric Nkansah, said reports of the purported cancellation of the BECE are untrue.
“We are not cancelling the BECE. What is confusing people or some of our people is that we are now moving away from the old objectives-based curriculum to the standards-based curriculum, and it does not mean that those on the standards-based curriculum will not write BECE. They will also write but perhaps the nature and form may change. So please don’t communicate that we are not writing BECE.” he said.
The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is conducted by WAEC and serves as a standard exam for junior high school graduates who are about to enter senior high school
The 2023 BECE is coming on live and colored. Below is the official and final Timetable for the 2023 BECE.
2023 BECE FINAL TIMETABLE
| DATE | SUBJECT CODE | SUBJECT/PAPER | DURATION | TIME |
| Monday, 7th August, 2023
| 022/2 | Religious and Moral Education 2 (Essay) | 1 hour | 9.00 a.m. -10.00 a.m. |
| 022/1 | Religious and Moral Education 1 (Objective) | 45 minutes | 10.00 a.m. – 10.45 a.m. | |
| 001/2 | English Language 2 (Essay) | 1 hour 10 minutes | 1.00 p.m. – 2.10 p.m. | |
| 001/1 | English Language 1 (Objective) | 35 minutes | 2.10 p.m. – 2.45 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, 8th August, 2023
| 033/2 | Integrated Science 2 (Essay) | 1 hour 15 minutes | 9.00 a.m. – 10.15 a.m. |
| 033/1 | Integrated Science 1 (Objective) | 45 minutes | 10.15 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. | |
| 003/2-013/2 | Ghanaian Language and Culture 2 (Essay) | 1 hour | 1.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m. | |
| 003/1-013/1 | 45 minutes | 2.00 p.m. – 2.45 p.m. | ||
| Wednesday, 9th August, 2023
| 020/2 | Social Studies 2 (Essay) | 1 hour | 9.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. |
| 020/1 | Social Studies 1 (Objective) | 45 minutes | 10.00 a.m. – 10.45 a.m. | |
| 053/2-055/2 | Basic Design and Technology 2 (Essay) | 1 hour 15 minutes | 1.00 p.m. – 2.15 p.m. | |
| 053/1-055/1 | Basic Design and Technology 1 (Objective) | 40 minutes | 2.15 p.m. – 2.55 p.m. | |
| Thursday, 10th August, 2023
| 030/2 | Mathematics 2 (Essay) | 1 hour | 9.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. |
| 030/1 | Mathematics 1 (Objective) | 1 hour | 10.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. | |
| 070/2 | Information and Communication Technology 2 (Essay) | 1 hour 15 minutes | 1.00 p.m. – 2.15 p.m. | |
| 070/1 | Information and Communication Technology 1 (Objective) | 45 minutes | 2.15 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. | |
| Friday, 11th August, 2023
| 002/2 | French 2 (Essay) | 45 minutes | 9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m. |
| 002/1 | French 1 (Objective) | 1 hour | 9.45 a.m. – 10.45 a.m. |
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NOTES
- Both Papers (2 & 1) for each Subject are to be taken at one sitting without break.
- DIFFERENCE IN TIME ON QUESTION PAPER AND TIMETABLE
Where the duration indicated on the question paper differs from what is on the timetable, the one on the question paper should be followed.
- EXTRA TIME FOR CANDIDATES WITH VISUAL AND HEARING IMPAIRMENT
Candidates with visual and hearing impairments are to be allowed an additional 50% of the time allotted to other candidates.
WAEC, ACCRA
MARCH, 2023
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