B.E.C.E time table and Subjects for 2010 B.E.C.E candidates

The final time table for the 2010 b.e.c.e has been released by W.A.E.C  and  from previous speculations, only seven subjects would be written. However, candidates would still use one week to write the 2010 b.e.c.e examinations.

Below is the final time table for the 2010 B.E.C.E

 

DATE	SUBJECT	TIME
MONDAY 19TH APRIL	English Language 1 English Language 2 Social Studies 1	9.00am – 9.45am 11.30am – 12.30 pm 2.30pm –3.15pm
TUESDAY 20TH APRIL	Social Studies 2 Integrated Science 1 Integrated Science 2	9.00am – 10.00am 11.30am – 12.15 pm 2.30pm –3.45pm
WEDNESDAY 21ST APRIL	Mathematics 1 Mathematics 2 BDT 1	9.00am – 10.00am 11.30am – 12.15 pm 2.30pm –3.30pm
THURSDAY APRIL 22ND	BDT 2 Ghanaian Language 1 Ghanaian Language 2	9.00am – 10.15am 11.30am – 12.15pm 2.30pm –3.30pm
FRIDAY APRIL 23RD	French 1  French 2	9.00am  -  10.00am 11.30am –12-15pm

 

I am wishing all candidates all the best of luck.

Sample 2010 B.E.C.E Questions (Mathematics)

Something is very clear about the  2010 B.E.C.E. Students who cannot think in the examination room would not perform very well. Sample questions that was received from W.A.E.C  shows that a lot of thinking would be required by students who wants to excel. Below is  sample mathematics questions for 2010 B.E.C.E

 

1.  How many subsets has the set P = ( –1, 0, 2)?

     A.   8       B.     6        C.     4         D.   3

2.  A man spends 1/3 of his salary on his salary on his children’s education and 2/5 of the remainder on accommodation. What fraction of the salary is left?    A.   5/9    B.    1/8     C.  2/5    D.    3/5

3.   Evaluate a/b, if a = 1/2  and  b = 1/4.

      A.  4            B.   3         C.     2         D.   1

4.  Nana Yaa receives 20% commission in her weekly sales. In a week if she receives GH800.00 as a commission, calculate her total sales for the week.     A.   GH1,200.00       B.   GH2,400.00          C.    GH3,200.00       D.     GH4,000.00

5.   A basket contains 15 oranges and 25 mangoes. What is the probability of selecting a mango from the basket?

     A.  1/15              B.    1/25                C.     3/8            D.    5/8

6.   Multiply 0.0012  x  0.02 leaving the answer in standard form                                                         

     A.  2.4 x  10^5      B.    2.4  x  10^4     C.   2.4  x  10^-4     D.   2.4  x  10^-5

7.    Write the bearing S40oE as a three figure bearing     

       A.   140o           B.    040o            C.   220o           D.   320o

8.   If vector b =    ( 2 )   and  2a – b = ( 6  ),  find the vector a

                             ( 3  )                       ( 7 )

     A.   4                 B.      4                  C.         -4               D.         8

           5                          4                               5                            10

9.   What is the next term of the sequence    1,  2,  3, 5, 8  …….?

      A.   10           B.      11             C.   12               D.   13

10.    The scale of a map is 1: 10000.  The distance between two points on the map is 4cm. What is the actual distance between the points?

         A.   4m          B.    40m         C.    400m        D.         4000m

11. Evaluate A. 0.259 B. 2.590 C. 25, 900 D. 259,000

12. Express 1.25 as a mixed fraction in its lowest term A. B. C. D.

13. The total number of match sticks in 6 match boxes was 270. Find the total number of sticks in 20 similar boxes.
     A. 710 B. 800 C. 810 D. 900

14. A car travels at an average speed of 45 km per hour. What distance does it cover in 12 hours.

     A. 450km B. 480km C. 500km D. 450km

15. Calculate the simple interest on GH130,000.00 for 2 1/2years at 12% per annum. A. GH78,000.00 B. GH39,000.00 C. GH36,000.00 D. GH31,200.00

16. Express 2/5 as a percentage A. 20% B. 25% C. 40% D. 80%

17. Kwame gets a commission of 20% on bread sold. In one week, Kwame’s commission was GH45.000.00. How much bread did he sell during that week? A. GH205,000.00 B. GH220,000.00 C. GH225.000.00 D. GH235,000.00

18.   Write 83000 in standard form.

        A. 8.3 x 10^-4 B. 8.3×10^-3 C. 8.3 x 10³ D. 8.3xl0⁴

Use the information to answer questions 19 and 20

The following are the marks obtained by pupils in a test: 2, 3, 5, 2, 3, 4, 2, 3, 5, 3.

19.   What is the mode? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

20.  Calculate the mean. A. 3.0 B. 3.2 C. 4.0 D. 4.2

SECTION  B

1a.     Of the 53 pupils of Kofikrom Junior High School, 36 take tea, 18 take coffee and 10 take neither tea nor coffee.

           i.    Draw a Venn diagram to illustrate this information

          ii.   Using your diagram, determine the number that takes both tea and coffee.

           b.   Three church bells toll at intervals of 5, 12 and 15 minutes respectively. If they toll together at 12.00noon on a given day, when next will they toll together?

           c.   Copy and complete the magic square below so that the sum along the rows, columns and diagonal are the same equal to 15

4
	5	7

 

2a        Find the area of the shaded portion

b. Simplify and leave your answer in standard form

c.  The ratio of the sheep to goats on a farm is 4: 7. If there are 1,428 sheep, find how many goats are on the farm.

 

3a  

The table below shows the scores of some students in an examination

Scores	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Frequency	3	5	3	2	7	6	5	4	2	2	1

From the table, find:

i. How many students wrote the examination

ii. The modal score

iii. The number of students who scored 7 or more

iv. The mean score correct to one decimal place.

 

4a         Using a ruler and of compasses only, construct a triangle ABC and /AB/= 6cm, /AC/= 8cm and angle BAC= 30^o. Construct the bisector of angle ACB to meet the line AB at D.

i. Measure /AD/ and /BD/ ii. Write down the ratio /AD/ : /BD/

b. A rectangular water tank has length 80cm, width 40cm and height 50cm. Find,

i. Find the total surface area of the tank when closed

ii. The volume of the tank

iii. The height of the water in the tank, if the tank contains 80,000cm³ of water.

 

b.      Solve 3x – 9 12(x – 3) and Illustrate your answer on a number line

2010 B.E.C.E, Subjects and Examination Time Table

Four months to the time Junior High School three (J.H.S. 3) candidates are to write their Basic Education Certificate Examination (B.E.C.E), majority of the students cannot tell for sure which subjects they will write in the 2010 B.E.C.E. which I think is most unfortunate.

When the registration process started in November 2009, officials from W.A.E.C informed proprietors and headmasters of private schools in a meeting that five core subjects {Mathematics, English Language, Integrated Science, I.C.T and Social Studies } would be written and the optional subjects being (BD T, French and Ga). There was uproar during the meeting because of the I.C.T. Most private schools did not have adequate structures and facilities in place to adequately prepare their pupils. I wondered how the public schools would manage to train their pupils to be examinable in five months knowing that majority don’t even have light in their schools. There was total chaos.

Two weeks later after a lot of complaints from parents and teachers in the media about the introduction of I.C.T as a core subject, G.E.S hinted that I.C.T would be replaced by Religious and Moral Studies (RME), thinking that would calm down tempers, it made matter worse.

Sending conflicting signals about the examinable subjects in this year’s B.E.C.E is not the best. The 2010 B.EC.E. would commence on the 19th of April, 2010. Ghana Education Service must come out clear on what subjects the present crops of form three’s are writing. The I.C.T or R.M.E confusion must be sorted out early before things get out of hand.

G.E.S and W.A.E.C must ensure all policies regarding the Junior High School and Senior High School are made known early to all stakeholders to avoid such confusion in future. Presently, some heads of institution cannot tell convincingly whether the present crop of form ones would spend three years or four years in school, I would advise that in order not to be caught with their pants down like some private schools presently, they should prepare their students for three years.

DATE FIRST PAPER SECOND PAPER
19TH APRIL ENGLISH LANGUAGE / R.M.E/I.C.T
20TH APRIL INT. SCIENCE / SOCIAL STUDIES
21ST APRIL MATHEMATICS / BD&T
22ND APRIL FRENCH / GA

Computerised Schools Selection and Placement for 2009 B.E.C.E. Candidates

With the release of the 2009 B.E.C.E results, I am sure graduands all over the country are waiting anxiously to know which school they have been placed into.

The management of the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) are doing everything possible to eliminate all errors to ensure that candidates are placed into the right senior high schools according to merit. 

The raw scores of candidates who wrote the 2009 BECE have been sent to the CSSPS and from information received so far, candidates would know latest by the end of first week in September the school they have been placed into by texting their index number to some short codes which would be made known soon.

In general, the results of the 2009 BECE was not very encouraging as compared to the 2008 BECE results so candidates with aggregate 7 and 8 should not worry much since it is highly probable that they can get placed into their first choice senior high schools.

What we have to worry over however is the categorization of Senior High Schools and the high number of candidates writing the exams. Ministry of education would have to put systems in place to ensure that only qualified form three students write the next BECE. If over 500,000 students wrote the 2009 BECE, the big question is; would all this students get Senior High Schools to attend?

To the 2009 BECE candidates, I pray you get placed into your respective first choice senior high schools.

Waec releases 2009 BECE results

At long last, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released providential results of the April 2009 Basic Education  Certificate Examination (BECE).

According to the Public Affairs Manager of WAEC, Mrs. Agnes Teye Cudjoe, the results are yet to be forwarded to the Ghana Education Service for it to be used in the Computerised School Selection and Placement System. However, the results is available online so graduands can get a WAEC scratch from post office nationwide to check their results online.

When compared to last year’s results, the number of candidates that had their results cancelled due to examination malpractices was lower.

Issues that would have to be looked at critically is the categorization of Senior High Schools. A lot of students might loose their first choice school if their scores is not very strong. Stakeholders would have to debate on this because this new method of placing students in my opinion is not the best.

How to check 2009 B.E.C.E. results on the internet

Even though w.a.e.c. is yet to release the 2009 b.e.c.e results, anxious graduands all over the country cannot hide their disappointment to what seems to be a delay by w.a .e.c. officials in releasing the 2009 b.e.c.e. results.

To check the results online however, graduands should first obtain scratch cards from the following w.a.e.c head offices. Scratch cards can also be obtained from post offices nationwide.

OFFICE	LOCATION	TEL NO
Accra	Ghana National Office, Examination Loop (Behind Ridge Hospital)	233-021-685901- 4
Kumasi	WAEC Branch Office, Near Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI)	233-051-26064 / 34452 / 34454/34448
Sekondi	WAEC Branch, Office, Near Regional Administration, Sekondi	233-031-46334 / 46041
Cape Coast	WAEC Branch Office, Adisadel Estate	233-042-32878
Koforidua	WAEC Branch Office, Old Estate Road	233-081-20922 / 20923 / 20075 / 20921
Ho	WAEC Branch Office, Accra Road (Opposite SCC/Ghana Highways Authority Offices)	233-091-28254
Sunyani	WAEC Branch Office, (Behind Ghana Legion and District Assembly Offices)	233-061-27016 / 24462
Tamale	WAEC Branch Office, (Kalpohin Estates)	233-071-23092 / 23421
Bolgatanga	WAEC Branch Office, SOE Residential Area (Near Catering Rest House)	233-072-23232 / 24267
Wa	WAEC Branch Office, Regional Administration	233-0756-22278

Graduands with scratch can follow the following steps to check their results online.

1.    Start a new browser eg (Internet Explorer, mozilla) and type  www.ghana.waecdirect.org in the           address bar

2.   Enter your B.E.C.E Index number (9 digits) eg 102228001

3.   Select the Examination type,   in your case ( B.E.C.E.)

4.   Select the examination year, in your case  ( 2009 )

5.  Enter  the card serial number found on the reverse side of your scratch card.

6.  Enter the PIN ( the 12 -digit number on the scratch card)

7.  Confirm your index number and examination year

8.  Click on submit and wait for the display in the pop up window

9.  Print your B.e.c.e. results

Note

Once the results is released, scratch cards become scarce. Graduands should get one on time.

You cannot give your scratch card to your friend to check his/her results after it has been used once.

You can only use your scratch card to check your result three times.

I am really wishing all 2009 graduands all the best of luck.

WAEC to Release 2009 B.E.C.E. Results

After three months of writing the 2009 B.E.C.E, the West African Examination Council (W.A.E.C.) is yet to release the B.E.C.E. results. Information from a trusted source indicates that due to the second registration of the 2009 candidates coupled with the fact that six choices of schools at the S.H.S. were selected. The 2009 B.E.C.E. result might be released by the close of August 2009.

If problems that were encountered during the early stages of running the Computerized School Selection and Placement system (CSSPS) are to be avoided, then G.E.S and W.A.E.C. are to ensure that those in charge of the Placement software do thorough work. Issues like a male candidate being placed in a female school or vice versa should be a thing of the past.

Problems arising from the second registration such as change of names and the change in the order of selection of schools must be looked at thoroughly because I believe no candidate will be happy if his/her results go to another candidate

Students on the other hand should exercise patience for G.E.S to come out with problems free results. Rumours are already in the system that the 2009 B.E.C.E results have been placed on the Internet. That’s a big lie. The earliest date candidates can expect any results from W.A.E.C. is early September.

A TRIP TO THE WLI WATERFALLS.

On the 19^th of June 2009, a trip to the Wli Agumatsa waterfalls was organized by the management and staff of Mayflower Preparatory School located on the Spintex road, off Batsonaa total filling station.

On the D-day of the trip, students trooped to the school grounds as early as 5:30am in their numbers. The well equipped bus took off at exactly 7:00am. A journey of about four hours  lasted for five hours because the bus had to stop a few times to enable students  purchase snacks and to respond to nature’s call.

On the way to the Wli Agumatsa falls, we passed on the Adomi Bridge and the students were so fascinated about how the bridge was built. Various towns we came across after crossing the bridge includes; Peki, Kpeve, Alavanyo kpeme, Kpando and some other villages. Finally we reached our destination were the falls is located.

On the way to the falls we passed various mountains including the Afadjato Mountain, since the falls was high we could see it on reaching our destination; we were welcomed by the two German couples who reside near the falls. The falls takes its source from the Togo Agumatsa Mountain and that is how it derived the name “Wli Agumatsa Waterfalls”.

The Wli Agumatsa falls has a height of  sixty meters and it is the highest water fall in West Africa. On the way to the lower falls, we crossed nine rivers which had been bridged. On reaching the falls we were briefed about the history of the falls and how it derived its name. We were later informed by our guide that behind the falls lays one of Ghana’s neighbouring countries, Togo. The Guide informed us that we could have a swim in the falls so far as we do not pass the danger zone. After we had swam, we all grouped to take pictures at the falls.

 

 

After we had taken both group and individual photographs, we all left the falls and returned to the refreshment bar located at the falls lodge and had our snacks.

The journey back home took us  six hours since the driver had to slow down because it was raining heavily.

We arrived back home around 9:00pm very worn-out and tired. After saying a prayer to thank God for bringing us back safely, we dispatched to our various homes.

Summary of 2008 B.E.C.E results

 

NAME	AGGREGATE	NAME OF  SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MARIAM AGYEKUM	06	WESLEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
EMMANUELLA GASU	06	WESLEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
AGYEIWAA KYEREMEH	06	WESLEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
LINDA ACHEAMPONG	06	HOLY CHILD SCHOOL (Cape Coast)
SANDRA YORKE	06	ST. ROSES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FRANK OHENE	06	MFANSTIPIM
KELVIN KWEGYIR-AGGREY	06	MFANSTIPIM
DAVID NYARKO	06	MFANSTIPIM
MUSAH BOTCHWAY	06	MFANSTIPIM
GODFRED AKUNNOR	06	OPOKUWARE SEC SCHOOL
KOBINA KWEGYIR-AGGREY	06	PRESEC LEGON
BENJAMIN ADDO	06	PRESEC LEGON
MANTFORD SAMUEL	06	PRESEC LEGON
AFFUL BOAKYE GLORIA	06	ACCRA GIRLS

List of the Top 10 Best Basic Schools in Tema Metropolis for the 2008/2009 Academic year

Below is the list of the top 10 basic schools in Tema Metropolis. Getting placed among the best simply means that all your candidates obtain between aggregate 6 and 7 in their Basic Education Certificate Examination (B.E.C.E).

 

NAME	AVERAGE	POSITION
Mayflower Prep. School (Bastonaa)	6.00	1st
Holy Child School (Sakumono)	6.06	2nd
First Baptist (Tema)	6.13	3rd
Martin Luther King (Ashaiman)	6.14	4th
Andy Memorial	6.29	5th
Queensland Int. School (Nungua Barrier)	6.31	6th
Angels Specialist (Tema)	6.35	7th
Prince of Peace	6.52	8th
St. Ann’s School (Ashaiman)	6.53	9th
Rosharon Montessori (Tema)	6.78	10th