Deputy Minister of Education, John Ntim Fordjour has confirmed six incidents of examination misconduct across 2,123 centres nationwide in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
Persons arrested included teachers who were allegedly aiding or attempting to aid their students.
Mr. Ntim Fordjour says invigilators and examination officials found to have compromised the process will be named, shamed and arraigned for prosecution.
The Deputy Minister also assured of stringent measures put in place to deal with such malpractices while ensuring the sanity of the examination process.
“The arrest demonstrates that if you are an invigilator and you are found trying to aid malpractice, for your candidate, you'd be named and shamed.
“Action has been taken against all the offenders arrested and they will face prosecution soon. That should serve as a deterrent to anyone who has plans to do the same or similar,” he said.
Currently, nineteen thousand schools are participating in the basic education certificate examination across the country.
The Deputy Minister of Education describes the 2024 BECE as the most peaceful and is hopeful this will prevail throughout the examination.
“While we take steps to address the bad cases that come out, we must also acknowledge the role stakeholders have played. These are isolated incidents among the thousands of centres. This year's examination is one the best we have witnessed. So we must commend Ghana Education Service and all stakeholders who have lent a hand in making the process a peaceful one,” he said.
The Deputy Minister made these comments during a visit to the examination centre at the KNUST SHS. He also visited participants in the Ashanti Regional National Science and Maths Quiz.
He applauded the program for the strides made to improve science and maths studies, whilst highlighting the government’s planned efforts to improve STEM education across the country.
Credit: Clinton Yeboah