Twenty-seven (27) young inmates from the Senior Correctional Centre of the Prison Service, a facility designated for offenders aged 21 and under are participating in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
These inmates were accompanied by prison officers to the examination center, where heightened security measures in case of attempted escapes.
These 27 juvenile inmates were part of a larger group of 57 prisoners participating in the 2023 BECE.
The rest of the candidates hailed from various prisons across the country, including the Kumasi Central Prison, Nsawam Medium Security Prison, and Sunyani Central Prison.
With over 600,000 candidates anticipated to engage in the examination across nearly 19,000 schools at 2137 centers, the BECE is set to continue until Friday, August 11, 2023.
On Monday, August 8, 2023, candidates sat for Religious and Moral Education 2 (Essay), Religious and Moral Education 1 (Objective), English Language 2 (Essay), and English Language I (Objective). Both Papers 2 & 1 for each subject were taken at one sitting without break.
The following days will see them tackle Social Studies, Basic Design and Technology, Mathematics, Information and Communication Technology, and finally, French.