Beyond the bell: What the 2025 BECE teaches us about rest, rigour, and reform
Background: For over three decades, the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has followed a rigid five-day consecutive schedule, a mental marathon for Ghanaian students aged 13–16. Since its formal introduction in 1990 under the Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (fCUBE) policy, BECE has been more a test of endurance than…
