The police system of Ghana has released a statement via media to the just graduated jhs students as they leave to their various houses
In a press statement released this morning by the Ghana Police Service, they first congratulate the thousands of Junior high leavers upon successful completion and also warn about them to desist from intake of alcohol and going out late in the evening
See press statement:
The writing of the BECE began nationwide today but candidates in the city had to defy rain showers which began at dawn and continued throughout the day till about 4pm, to write the examination.
A total of 23, 390 candidates registered to write the 2019BECE in the Kumasi metropolis, comprising 11, 106 boys and 12, 284 girls.
The figure falls short of last year’s which was 24, 513, and made up of 11, 690 boy and 12, 823 girls.
This year’s exams saw 189 public and 347 private schools participating at the 88 centres.
State Experimental Basic School, Saint Hubert Seminary, Kumasi Secondary Technical Institute (KSTI) and Opoku Ware School, were some of the centres visited by the Mayor.
Mr. Assibey-Antwi urged supervisors at the various BECE centres to endeavour to create a harmonious atmosphere for the candidates to write the exams successfully.
“You should not turn away pregnant candidates or intimidate other candidates for whatever reason,” he stated, stressing that pregnant candidates had the right to write the exams.
The Mayor reminded the candidates of the need to be law-abiding, refraining from actions that had the tendency to spell doom for them.
The Mayor was accompanied by Ms. Martha Owusu-Agyemang, the Metropolitan Director of Education.
