Some parents have expressed concerns to Eduwatch regarding the fear of potential punishment from the Ghana Education Service (GES) for their Junior High School (JHS) 2 children who wrote the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
Their worries stem from a GES circular requesting headteachers to provide data on absentee students during the BECE week.
The parents fear that this data could be used to negatively influence their children’s BECE results or place them in lower category senior high schools (SHS) as punishment.
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However, the Executive Director of Eduwatch, Kofi Asare has clarified that the GES cannot influence the West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) BECE results and that the School Placement System is not intended as a punishment tool.
He also noted that there is a lack of clear communication from the Ministry of Education (MoE) and GES regarding their policy position on non-JHS 3 students writing the BECE.
Asare emphasized the importance of stakeholders engaging with the policy to achieve wider acceptance and compliance based on its merit.
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He also highlighted the potential impact of non-JHS 3 students sitting for the BECE on fund allocation to secondary education.
As the release of BECE results approaches ( Hopefully by Monday), Kofi Asare urges parents not to be apprehensive and to accept their ward’s results as they are.
He again called for greater transparency and communication from the MoE and GES to address the concerns of parents and ensure a fair and equitable education system for all students.
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