The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for school and private candidates begins today, October 17, 2022, at 2,023 locations across the country.
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) announced that 552,276 candidates from 18,501 schools will take the exams this year. There are 276,988 males and 275,288 females in this total.
WAEC stated in a statement, “This year, two groups of BECE candidates (school and private) will take the examination at the same time for the first time.” This is due to the BECE for Private Candidates receiving consistently low entries over the years.”
WAEC stated in a statement, “This year, two groups of BECE candidates (school and private) will take the examination at the same time for the first time.” This is due to the BECE for Private Candidates receiving consistently low entries over the years.”
