BECE 2023: Headteacher Accused Of Squandering Registration Fees, Students Cry After Being Barred From Exams

• A head teacher in the Gomoa East district has been accused of squandering money meant to register his students for BECE
• Some students of the Gomoa Budu Atta D/A Junior High School were left stranded and in tears when the BECE commenced
• Some residents in the area have made attempts to find the head teacher and make him account for the money

Some final year JHS students in the Gomoa East district have been left stranded during the BECE after their head teacher allegedly spent money meant for registration fees.

The head teacher in the Gomoa Budu Atta D/A Junior High School was nowhere to be found as the BECE kicked off on the morning of August 7, 2023.

Some final year students were seen in tears after not being able to participate in the exam, according to Adom FM reports.

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In all, 602,457 final-year junior high school across Ghana were expected to be part of the examination today.

The head teacher allegedly collected GH¢ 400 to register candidates for the BECE, among other costs.

One parent said her daughter's index was not showing at the centre "so she was not able to write.”

Another parent bemoaned the effect this shock will have on the children.

"You take your child to school all this while and at the last minute they say her name is not part, it will hurt any child. There will even be emotional stress,” he said.

Some onlookers also pleaded with the government to intervene in the matter.

Some community members had taken matters into their hands and tried to get in touch with the headmaster, but to no avail.

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According to some onlookers, the incident was not entirely surprising.

"This is something he is fond off. When we catch him we won't beat him, but we will speak our mind to him. We will jostle him and let him know that what he has done is wrong," one resident said.

BECE and WASSCE almost derailed

YEN.com.gh earlier reported that money issues from the government almost derailed the WASSCE and BECE.

The government eventually released GH¢55 million to WAEC to organise the two crucial examinations for 2023

The move follows concerns by the Minority in Parliament on Thursday that WAEC was cash-strapped and owed service providers.

Student in Nigeria denied

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that a Nigerian student who could not write 2023 WAEC said her school ruined the plan she had for the year.

The girl said though she and other students in her set did not plan to write NECO, they would have to as an alternative.

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Many people who reacted to the girl's video stated that their family members would sue if the same thing happened to them.

Source: YEN.com.gh