Six pregnant girls write 2026 BECE in Anloga District
Six pregnant girls are among the 1,640 registered candidates who are writing the ongoing 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Anloga District of the Volta Region.
According to the Anloga District Education Directorate, all candidates, security personnel as well as invigilators and supervisors were all available for the smooth conduct of the examination.
Togbi Doda III (Appoh John), the District Chief Inspector of schools, revealed that a total of 1,640 candidates, comprising of 827 males and 813 females, were present across eight examination centres in the district.
“The eight centres, assigned centres include Anlo Technical Institute, Zion College Anloga, Anlo Senior High School, Tegbi Kpota EP, Anyanui LA Junior High School, Kaledzi Memorial JHS, Agortoe EP Basic and Atito EP Basic,” he said.
He noted that among eight the centres, Anlo Senior High School recorded the highest number of candidates with 298, followed by Zion College, Anloga, with 297 candidates, while Agortoe EP Basic recorded the least number of candidates at 77.
He said that the statistics indicated that a total of eight supervisors and four assistant supervisors have been deployed across the eight examination centres, with 57 invigilators assigned to ensure smooth conduct of the examination.
“The figures also show that 320 candidates, made up of 148 males and 172 females have registered for the French language paper, which reflects a growing interest in the subject among basic school pupils in the area.”
Additionally, 1,619 candidates, comprising 788 males and 831 females, were registered to write the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) paper, which shows near-universal participation in the subject area across all eight centres.
Togbi Doda encouraged pregnant mothers and other candidates to focus on the examination, adding that,” the journey of your education success begins from here and that is why you need to be more focused and determined.”
He acknowledged the perseverance, dedication and the spirit of learning among the girls and urged them not to use their pregnancy as an excuse for the rest of the exams but rather pursue their educational goals.
Education authorities in the district are yet to confirm the number of expectant girls who are currently writing the BECE in the area.
The Ghana Education Service in Anloga has also urged all registered candidates, including those in special circumstances such as pregnancy to make adequate preparations towards the exams and assured them of the necessary support to enable them to write under conducive conditions.