Accra, April 11, GNA - This year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) took off smoothly in the Accra Metropolis. According to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), 372,826 candidates have been registered for the examination. The Chief Supervisor in charge of Holy Trinity Centre 91A', Mr Boaz Hayford, the first paper, English Paper 1, arrived in time. All the candidates comported themselves well during the examination and no student was seen with unfamiliar material. Mr Hayford said measures had been put in place to prevent leakage of question papers adding that only the paper that was being written was brought.

The Holy Trinity Centre 91A' Centre hasf 241 candidates from four schools - Bishop Mixed, Odartey Memorial 1, God's Wisdom and Hope Academy.

The Headmistress of Bishop Mixed Junior High School, Mrs Agnes Oppong, confirmed that there has been no incident and that all the 122 candidates registered by the school were present.

She said a series of mock examinations to assess students before BECE were enough to adequately prepare them.

Mrs Oppong added that Guidance and Counseling sessions were given to candidates to remove the fear and panic they may habour. She urged the candidates to be confident and not to depend on anybody for answers.

"The examination is just like your class test and you should not be afraid," Mrs. Oppong said.

Some candidate who spoke to GNA on condition of anonymity said they were prepared for the examinations and expressed the hope that they would come out successfully with their target aggregate. The BECE would end on April 18 with French and Ghanaian Language.