Member of Parliament for Adenta, Ashie Moore has donated several pieces of math sets and exercise books to about 2,365 Junior High Students in his constituency who are candidates for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE).
According to him, his gesture is to equip and also assure the students who are writing the first major exams of their lives of his support.
Hon. Ashie Moore urged the students to shun any examination malpractices that may eventually affect their results as that act may lead to the cancellation of their results.
He counseled them to take the exams seriously as their advancement to the next level of education will be dependent on their performance in this examination.
The students who were excited by the MP’s generosity towards them assured that they will give their best to ensure that they come out with flying colours.
This year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)started on Monday, June 16 with 422,946 final-year junior high school (JHS) students writing the examination.
The figure represents an increase of 31,864 over last year’s total number of 391,082.
The 2014 BECE candidates, who are from 12,562 public and private schools, are made up of 223,765 males and 199,181 females.
They are expected to write the examination at 1,437 centres across the country.
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