A total of 21 pregnant girls and 17 nursing mothers are among the thousands of candidates taking the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Upper East Region.
These young mothers and expectant candidates are part of the significant cohort of 19,523 participants in the examination.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) in the region confirms that special provisions have been made for these young mothers and expectant candidates across multiple examination centres to ensure they are accommodated appropriately.
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Nathaniel N-Yaaba, the Upper East Regional Public Relations Officer of GES, indicates that these numbers reflect only visible cases, indicating that the actual figures may be even higher. He points out that the total number of candidates encompasses 8,842 males and 10,681 females.
The examinations are taking place at 90 designated centres across the region, and GES is fully committed to delivering a smooth and incident-free examination process. N-Yaaba emphasizes that all candidates, including pregnant girls and nursing mothers, will receive the necessary support to sit for their exams with dignity and respect.
The GES has also cautioned candidates against examination malpractice and urged parents to support their wards while avoiding crowding around examination centres.
A total of 603,328 candidates across the country are set to sit the 2025 BECE, scheduled from Wednesday, June 11, to Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
The 297,250 males and 306,078 females are the first batch of students seeking to benefit from the Free Senior High School (FSHS) Policy under the new government.
The number of candidates who registered for this year’s BECE for School Candidates (SC) makes up 5.99 per cent, an increment over the 2024 entry figure of 569,236.
Concerning the BECE for Private Candidates, a total of 1,661 candidates – 858 males and 803 females – were recorded.
This year’s figure is 19.49 per cent higher than the 2024 entry figure of 1,390.
The BECE for school candidates will be conducted at 2,237 examination centres across the country, while 15 centres in the regional capitals will be used for the BECE for Private Candidates.