Tema, April 11, GNA - A total of 8449 Junior High School (JHS) students were registered by the Tema Metropolitan Education Directorate to sit for this year's Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) which began on Monday. The candidates started the examination English Paper One at the 30 designated Centres.

Mr Kwesi Hutchful, Tema Metropolitan Education Director, told journalists during his rounds that 57 supervisors and 296 invigilators were manning the centres, to ensure a successful exercise. Mr Hutchful advised the candidates not to engage in examination malpractices, but rather revise their notes in order to pass well. The Metropolis recorded an incident-free take-off, as supervisors of some centres confirmed to the Ghana News Agency. Mr Geoffrey Demakpor, Supervisor in charge of the Oninku Number One and Oninku Two JHS Centre, stated that all the 355 registered candidates, with the exception of one girl, were present to write the paper.

Mr Demakpor indicated that a total of 12 invigilators supervised the 355 candidates from six schools who sat for the examination at that centre.

The six schools were Twedaase JHS, Lorenz Wolf JHS, Dorson Complex School, Robert Memorial JHS, Marbs JHS and Tema Pentecost Basic School. At the Our Lady of Mercy Senior High School Centre, a total of 217 candidates from Akodzo JHS, Republic Road One JHS, Tema Christian Centre, Greater Grace Academy and Greenwich Meridian Presbyterian JHS, sat for the examination.

Mrs Dorothy Opare-Baidu, Assistant Supervisor, said only one girl was absent at the examination centre.

She commended the candidates for comporting themselves, and advised them not to panic, but rather be bold and read carefully over the questions before answering them.

A total of 237 candidates from Oninku One and Oninku Two JHS and St Albans Anglican School were registered to sit for the examination at the Twedaase JHS Centre.

Mr Frank Anyidoho, Supervisor in charge of the centre said one girl who was pregnant was absent, while one nursing mother sat for the paper.