Final year junior high school (JHS) candidates in Accra have declared their preparedness for this year�s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) despite the erratic power supply.
According to the candidates, they have prepared adequately to write the examination and pass with distinction.
They told the Junior Graphic in separate interviews that they were presently revising what they had been taught over the years in basic school (particularly while in JHS).
Miss Victoria Serwornu from the Kaneshie �3� JHS gave an assurance that she and her schoolmates were going to perform creditably, having been very well prepared by their teachers.
�Our teachers have taught us everything we should know for the BECE and I can tell you that we will all pass,� she said.
Miss Jennifer Gidi of the Bishop �1� JHS noted that the current power outage was not an excuse for anyone to perform poorly �because we started the preparations for the BECE long ago.�
She stated that although they would have wished that there was no power failure, she and her friends had used lanterns to study at night and at dawn.
Miss Abigail Asante of Thomas Clegg Memorial Methodist �2� JHS noted that she took advantage of a school near her house which had a generator to study in the evenings.
�I have already conditioned my mind that I am going to pass the BECE well and nothing is going to stop me,� she said, adding: �I don�t joke with my studies.�
Master Alfred Addy of the Kaneshie North �1� JHS told the paper that he and his mates had drawn a timetable to help them study.
�This timetable is helping us, and with the preparations we have made, there is no way we will fail the BECE.�
According to Master James Otu of Bubiashie �1� JHS, he is studying very well for the BECE, adding that because of the examination he has decided not to watch the World Cup until the examination is over, �since this is about my future.�
Abdul Latif of Kotobabi �5� JHS said he wanted to pass the BECE once and for all, so he had put everything aside in order to concentrate and prepare for the examination. After the BECE he could do whatever he wanted but at the moment his focus was on the BECE because �I want to go to the senior high school of my choice.�
Miss Gladys Konadu-Owusu of the Anglican JHS said the power outages were affecting her studies, although she was ready for the BECE.
She said whenever there was no light, she found it difficult to study because she did not have a lantern.
This year�s BECE is scheduled to take off from June 16 and end on June 20, 2014.
A total of 422,946 candidates comprising 223,765 males and 199,181 females are sitting for the examination.
The candidates, who are from 12,562 public and private schools, will write the examination at 1,437 centres across the country.
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