Four months to the time Junior High School three (J.H.S. 3) candidates are to write their Basic Education Certificate Examination (B.E.C.E), majority of the students cannot tell for sure which subjects they will write in the 2010 B.E.C.E. which I think is most unfortunate.
When the registration process started in November 2009, officials from W.A.E.C informed proprietors and headmasters of private schools in a meeting that five core subjects {Mathematics, English Language, Integrated Science, I.C.T and Social Studies } would be written and the optional subjects being (BD T, French and Ga). There was uproar during the meeting because of the I.C.T. Most private schools did not have adequate structures and facilities in place to adequately prepare their pupils. I wondered how the public schools would manage to train their pupils to be examinable in five months knowing that majority don’t even have light in their schools. There was total chaos.
Two weeks later after a lot of complaints from parents and teachers in the media about the introduction of I.C.T as a core subject, G.E.S hinted that I.C.T would be replaced by Religious and Moral Studies (RME), thinking that would calm down tempers, it made matter worse.
Sending conflicting signals about the examinable subjects in this year’s B.E.C.E is not the best. The 2010 B.EC.E. would commence on the 19th of April, 2010. Ghana Education Service must come out clear on what subjects the present crops of form three’s are writing. The I.C.T or R.M.E confusion must be sorted out early before things get out of hand.
G.E.S and W.A.E.C must ensure all policies regarding the Junior High School and Senior High School are made known early to all stakeholders to avoid such confusion in future. Presently, some heads of institution cannot tell convincingly whether the present crop of form ones would spend three years or four years in school, I would advise that in order not to be caught with their pants down like some private schools presently, they should prepare their students for three years.
DATE FIRST PAPER SECOND PAPER
19TH APRIL ENGLISH LANGUAGE / R.M.E/I.C.T
20TH APRIL INT. SCIENCE / SOCIAL STUDIES
21ST APRIL MATHEMATICS / BD&T
22ND APRIL FRENCH / GA
school selection 2010 and school categories
school selection categories of school
but were from rme and i.c.t
SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES SHOULD NOT BE WRITTEN ON THESAME DAY SINCE THEY ALL NEEED MUCH ATTENTION. I AM, THEREFORE APPEALING TO THE GES TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES BEFORE THE DAY COMES.
What are some of the matters to consider when choosing your schools.
I think R.M.E should be left out because
I.C.T is a very important subject in education.
between what grades will a candidate get his first choice school.
i think this bece would not be easy so i will advise my colleagues to learn hard
the time table is totally and completely wrong
i will like to know the aggregaterequired for every second cycle school
I AM APPEALING TO G.E.S TO MAKE MATHS SECTION A AND SECTION B 1HR SINCE A LOT FAIL IN THIS SUBJECT.G.E.S YOU ARE DOING WHAT IS MORE THAN GHANAIANS EXPECTATION MORE GREASE TO YOUR ELBOW,BUT CONSIDER THIS FOR US.THANKS…………
i need BECE questions for 2010
i think ICT and RME was no more in the time table
the changes in the time table will not help us since both social and science need much attention .and french should be left out
ICT is not given much attention in government schools so i hope teachers in government schools must be serious. and do their work well
i am solomon afram and i am asking that why is it that SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES SHOULD NOT BE WRITTEN ON THESAME DAY WRITTEN ON THESAME DAY SINCE THEY ALL NEEED MUCH ATTENTION. I AM, THEREFORE asking that SCIENCE AND MATHS CAN THEY ALL BE