422,946 candidates to write 2014 BECE

A total of 422,946 final-year junior high school (JHS) students will write this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

They comprise 223,765 males and 199,181 females. The candidates, who are from 12,562 public and private schools, would write the examination at 1,437 centres across the country.

According to statistics made available to the Junior Graphic by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), 391,730 out of the total number of candidates would write information and communications technology (ICT) while 171,274 would write French.

The Ashanti Region is presenting 83,859 candidates, the highest this year. They comprise 43,326 males and 40,533 females. 

The Greater Accra Region follows the Ashanti Region with 74,139 candidates (36,159 males and 37,980 females) while the Central Region comes third with 43,921 candidates (23,203 males and 20,718 females).

The Northern Region has the fourth highest number of candidates of 43, 694, (20,244 males and 14,450 males). The Western Region is presenting 41,991 candidates, comprising 22,475 males and 19,516 females while the Eastern Region has 41,522 candidates made up of 22,212 males and 19,310 females.

The Brong Ahafo Region also has 39,573 candidates (21,645 males and 17,928 females) with the Volta Region providing 31,866 candidates (18,049 males and 13,817 females).

The Upper East Region would be presenting 19,009 candidates (9,759 males and 9,250 females) with the Upper West Region presenting 12,372 candidates (6,693 males and 5,679 females).

The 2014 BECE would start on June 16 and end on June 20, 2014.