Scrap BECE – Ashesi University's Awuah

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Papa-2 8 years ago

I fully agree.

I fully agree.
Nii 8 years ago

I fully agree too. By doing this, most of the students will learn more knowledge. In Australia everyone goes to high school. There's nothing like BECE to stop students. Some student may be weak from the beginning bu ...
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I fully agree too. By doing this, most of the students will learn more knowledge. In Australia everyone goes to high school. There's nothing like BECE to stop students. Some student may be weak from the beginning but as time goes by they increase in knowledge and wisdom.
JOHN KOMLA MAWULI 8 years ago

I have been telling some of my friends at Kumasi Metro GES to help scrap the BECE.If in Ghana children are allowed to marry or have sex only after age 16, vote at age 18, drive after age 18 etc.then it means below those ages ...
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I have been telling some of my friends at Kumasi Metro GES to help scrap the BECE.If in Ghana children are allowed to marry or have sex only after age 16, vote at age 18, drive after age 18 etc.then it means below those ages they don't know what they are doing. Most of these children write BECE at age 13.We are confusing them. Puberty start around that age.At time they are now discovering this strange world at a new level. Please SCRAP BECE IMMEDIATELY.
Néequaye 8 years ago

That's a good idea but the basic education system needs to improved. The entire curriculum needs an overhaul.

That's a good idea but the basic education system needs to improved. The entire curriculum needs an overhaul.
Saint Ghfuo: FREE YOUR PSYCHE 8 years ago

SCRAP IT. MAJOR EXAMS SHOULD SIMPLY BE DONE AT THE END OF A 4 YR SHS. THOSE WHO PASS OR GET HIGH GRADES CAN APPLY TO VARSITY AND THOSE WHO GET LOW GRADES CAN APPLY TO POLY OR GO TO APPRENTICESHIP SCH

SCRAP IT. MAJOR EXAMS SHOULD SIMPLY BE DONE AT THE END OF A 4 YR SHS. THOSE WHO PASS OR GET HIGH GRADES CAN APPLY TO VARSITY AND THOSE WHO GET LOW GRADES CAN APPLY TO POLY OR GO TO APPRENTICESHIP SCH
GW 8 years ago

He is part of the problem. Fake degrees.

He is part of the problem. Fake degrees.
Saint Ghfuo: FREE YOUR PSYCHE 8 years ago

JUST TAKE A LOOK AROUND U

JUST TAKE A LOOK AROUND U
Kwame Jilda 8 years ago

This is very practicable. I agree totally with you sir.

This is very practicable. I agree totally with you sir.
Paa 8 years ago

And how do you deal with WASCE/SSCE leakages? Expand universities and scrap WASCE so senior high school students can enter university seamlessly?

And how do you deal with WASCE/SSCE leakages? Expand universities and scrap WASCE so senior high school students can enter university seamlessly?
Gabriel Addai 8 years ago

There should be a two prong attack on the situation. You scrap BECE because it has no relevance in present Ghanaian educational system and restructure WAEC

There should be a two prong attack on the situation. You scrap BECE because it has no relevance in present Ghanaian educational system and restructure WAEC
Saint Ghfuo: FREE YOUR PSYCHE 8 years ago

IF U DONT LIKE IT THEN MAKE UR SCHOLS PRIVATE AND HAVE A BOARD OF GOVERNORS OR SOME RICH PPL RUN UR SCHOOL OR HAVE THE SCH JOIN THE GOVT/GES

IF U DONT LIKE IT THEN MAKE UR SCHOLS PRIVATE AND HAVE A BOARD OF GOVERNORS OR SOME RICH PPL RUN UR SCHOOL OR HAVE THE SCH JOIN THE GOVT/GES
Nortey 8 years ago

Ghfour U are the the dumbest person I've ever read on a comment section. You think this is about what somebody like or don't like? Great minds always think of ways to improve a system to benefit the mass. U on the other hand ...
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Ghfour U are the the dumbest person I've ever read on a comment section. You think this is about what somebody like or don't like? Great minds always think of ways to improve a system to benefit the mass. U on the other hand are a defender of the status quo. What do u mean by if he like she drat his own school. fucking guy always making dumb infatile statements
Kweku Danso 8 years ago

Gabriel. Excellent submission.

Gabriel. Excellent submission.
Gabriel Addai 8 years ago

There should be a two prong approaches on the situation. You scrap BECE because it has no relevance in present Ghanaian educational system and restructure WAEC

There should be a two prong approaches on the situation. You scrap BECE because it has no relevance in present Ghanaian educational system and restructure WAEC
DHURUWAH 8 years ago

I wonder why these students cheat during exams instead of studying hard. A good education only helps the student meanwhile some students want to take short-cuts. If one wants to be a lawyer, go to law school and don't lose yo ...
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I wonder why these students cheat during exams instead of studying hard. A good education only helps the student meanwhile some students want to take short-cuts. If one wants to be a lawyer, go to law school and don't lose your certificate when you attain it. Mount it in your office for all to see if it is real. If it is a fake one, you cannot display the certificate so it will be lost eventually. You would not know where you hid it. If you do not believe this, ASK NANA ADDO.
Addai Sarfo Yeboah - Canada 8 years ago

Stop being stupid. Let us discuss the topic.

Stop being stupid. Let us discuss the topic.
Earl Jones 8 years ago

Institutions never get reviewed in Ghana. Awauh suggestion is so practical.i would rather students dropped of at Senior high school level.

Institutions never get reviewed in Ghana. Awauh suggestion is so practical.i would rather students dropped of at Senior high school level.
Asem bisa 8 years ago

The BECE serves the same purpose as SAT, GCE etc. IT is a general barometer for the students.
This is not the time for knee jerk reaction to the exam leakages. It is not difficult to catch whoever leaked the current ones ...
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The BECE serves the same purpose as SAT, GCE etc. IT is a general barometer for the students.
This is not the time for knee jerk reaction to the exam leakages. It is not difficult to catch whoever leaked the current ones since some of the beneficiaries were caught red handed. A stiff punishment not excluding life in jail will be enough deterrent, believe me.
We need not encourage "NO LAW WORKS" syndrome in Ghana. Make the laws work.
Obed Adore 8 years ago

BCE certificate is useless. Doe not even guarantee one for a street cleaning job. Just scrap it and let our kids have a seamless and unimpeded 12-year pre-university or pre-college education... Can a 9-year rudimentary educa ...
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BCE certificate is useless. Doe not even guarantee one for a street cleaning job. Just scrap it and let our kids have a seamless and unimpeded 12-year pre-university or pre-college education... Can a 9-year rudimentary education offer one if one does not further one's education beyond this point?
Hanson 8 years ago

We are overlooking the fact that students want good grades so as to be able to get admission to first class schools and not necessarily competing for the "few" schools. The question is if we scrap the BECE, what will be the c ...
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We are overlooking the fact that students want good grades so as to be able to get admission to first class schools and not necessarily competing for the "few" schools. The question is if we scrap the BECE, what will be the criteria for selecting students for admissions to the SHS? Don't forget that we all want our kids to go to Prempeh, Achimota, Wesley Girls, OWASS, Presec, etc. Let's also look at all those factors.
kweku appiah 8 years ago

Scrapping BECE would be an error. In the old système, we had O nd A level. There was compétition. Thé Brits still run them.

Scrapping BECE would be an error. In the old système, we had O nd A level. There was compétition. Thé Brits still run them.
Kweku Danso 8 years ago

Hanson, The response to the questions is that this schools will admit students based on their cumulative assessment over the primary education and may conduct individual entries examination or examination model in the form of ...
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Hanson, The response to the questions is that this schools will admit students based on their cumulative assessment over the primary education and may conduct individual entries examination or examination model in the form of SAT. There could be multiples of such examines of that nature to create competition. The well organised ones will have the highest subscriptions from the SHS. If you organised a bogus one no school will subscribed. By this we will do away with WAEC monopoly. If will create such space more international acclaimed examination bodies will pitch camp in Ghana. And you know want will happen credibility of our educational system.
Obed Adore 8 years ago

I full agree. BCE as exams must stay as and academic assessment point for the kids. They must all go to SSS and Grade 12, must be the point of writing certificate exams. As it is now most of those young and immature kids who ...
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I full agree. BCE as exams must stay as and academic assessment point for the kids. They must all go to SSS and Grade 12, must be the point of writing certificate exams. As it is now most of those young and immature kids who fail these exams drop off after grade 9, and majority move into domestic servitude, or turn into gangsters. To me 3 year of extra academic training will make them mature and that may lead them to curve their own pathways should they even fail to continue to colleges. ..
paa sei 8 years ago

How are the students going to be selected to their first choice schools?

How are the students going to be selected to their first choice schools?
Nii 8 years ago

When this is done every school will be equipped with good teachers. Where as everyone one wants to Agiss or Accra high and rest of the big schools, corruption and cheating comes in. Everyone should be encouraged to ...
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When this is done every school will be equipped with good teachers. Where as everyone one wants to Agiss or Accra high and rest of the big schools, corruption and cheating comes in. Everyone should be encouraged to attend your own local school. It will save parents money for even travelling long distance. Aside most of the students that make names in big schools are not even local students. They come from different region or travels more kilometers to that school.
Kwame Odikro 8 years ago

The big schools will be privatized. If you can pay school fee you apply to the school. The school will pay its teachers. Money saved will be used for other schools. Mfantspim. Adisadel , Wesley Girls, Holy child, Prempeh, Opo ...
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The big schools will be privatized. If you can pay school fee you apply to the school. The school will pay its teachers. Money saved will be used for other schools. Mfantspim. Adisadel , Wesley Girls, Holy child, Prempeh, Opolu Ware, Yaa Asantewaa, St Monicas, Aburi Girl, Okuapeman, Pope John, St Roses,Achimota, Presec, St Mary's etc will go private to the churches etc. No government support.
Obed Adore 8 years ago

Selection should be based on proximity. Most SSS must be turned to Day schools to absorb more students.. The first and foremost selection filter exams to colleges/university must be the WASSCE. BCE can still be written for go ...
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Selection should be based on proximity. Most SSS must be turned to Day schools to absorb more students.. The first and foremost selection filter exams to colleges/university must be the WASSCE. BCE can still be written for government to assess the whole academic system but no certificates must be awarded here (grade 9 BCE). They are totally useless.
JOHN KOMLA MAWULI 8 years ago

BECE CERTIFICATE IS USELESS. NO EMPLOYMENT WITH THIS CERTIFICATE

BECE CERTIFICATE IS USELESS. NO EMPLOYMENT WITH THIS CERTIFICATE
Austin 8 years ago

the educational system of the country as whole has completely lost its integrity. at which level of our educational system do we have examinations not leaking..we all as Ghanaians have a role to play , more especially the ri ...
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the educational system of the country as whole has completely lost its integrity. at which level of our educational system do we have examinations not leaking..we all as Ghanaians have a role to play , more especially the rich..
Desmond John Beddy 8 years ago

A perfect assessment

A perfect assessment
Mefful 8 years ago

Issue has been raised in the past but not as solution for cheating! Listen to the view of the DG on GES on this about a year ago!! BECE is not relevant, rather series of continuous assessments will prepare kids adequately for ...
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Issue has been raised in the past but not as solution for cheating! Listen to the view of the DG on GES on this about a year ago!! BECE is not relevant, rather series of continuous assessments will prepare kids adequately for senior high
ABI@north K 8 years ago

It's all boil down to corruption someone is making Xtra Ghanaians cedi s somewhere heads must role graduates are unemployed and certificate gathering dust

It's all boil down to corruption someone is making Xtra Ghanaians cedi s somewhere heads must role graduates are unemployed and certificate gathering dust
George 8 years ago

Is Dr. Awuah making this suggestion as the solution to exams papers leakage or as a way to improve the standard of education in Ghana. There should certainly be a kind of assessment at the end of that key stage of children's ...
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Is Dr. Awuah making this suggestion as the solution to exams papers leakage or as a way to improve the standard of education in Ghana. There should certainly be a kind of assessment at the end of that key stage of children's education to ensure that they have reached the required standard of education before progressing into higher education. If no targets are set, how are we supposed to measure achievement? There are children who leave JHS still unable to do basic arithmetic, unable read and comprehend and unable to understand basic scientific processes which would be vital as they progress into higher education. What needs to be done is to ensure that the assessment is effective, the examination council is fit for a purpose and the schools who are failing those children are put into special measures. Presently, it is the Examination council which is not fit for a purpose and not the idea of the examination itself.
samuel villa 8 years ago

Jss is a mersary to the poor rural children and this a human right issue.I am from a poor peasant family living in one of the several decades of political marginalisation/neglect ,thank to the Roman catholic missionaries,I ha ...
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Jss is a mersary to the poor rural children and this a human right issue.I am from a poor peasant family living in one of the several decades of political marginalisation/neglect ,thank to the Roman catholic missionaries,I had a primary school about 15km to attend and I was fortunate to pass St Charles secondary sch. exam in addition to common entrance to sch.school.The system at that time was very free,faire and Democratic.Why? At the time ,it matters not where one comes from,family status, Lawra,Bible,Yarikoi,Kokoligu,
Tuobodom,Bakpa,Sambuli, Mpasaso Dotiem, once you meet the mark to Achimota,Adisedel,Nadom sech, etc etc,no one will short change you in the name of Current Ghanaian morbid protocol.BECE should be scraped and scarce educational resources Chanel to P1_6, 5yrs secondary school and functional literacy for few who have not got formal education and MUST be capture on board for personal and national development.The current educational system is intimidatory,discriminatory, expensive(not cost effective) and of course perpertuating the poverty,hopelessness and misery of rural folks to the advantage of politicians and other policy makers ,NOTABLY the think tanks of educationists.
Deep Thought 8 years ago

About 74% of the graduates and leaders of the nation today were culprits of examination malpractices and for that matter making it difficult for the system to be brought on track since the genuine ones are few for their best ...
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About 74% of the graduates and leaders of the nation today were culprits of examination malpractices and for that matter making it difficult for the system to be brought on track since the genuine ones are few for their best ideas to be accepted by those rogues.Nations are bound to suffer from all angles when the majority are not genuine,meanwhile majority carries the vote.This has led to the poor performance of our education sector and the development of the nation since most of the leaders were culprits themselves!
Private Eye 8 years ago

Nana Addo has already made this proposal should NPP win the election.
His idea is that we are producing a lot of illiterates by terminating our kids education at the BECE level.

Nana Addo has already made this proposal should NPP win the election.
His idea is that we are producing a lot of illiterates by terminating our kids education at the BECE level.
Obed Adore 8 years ago

You are lying Nana Addo's "Free Education" did not call for removal of BECE , stop lie please... Who are you trying to fool?

You are lying Nana Addo's "Free Education" did not call for removal of BECE , stop lie please... Who are you trying to fool?
kom 8 years ago

Obed you are fooling yourself. This is exactly what Nana proposed. You were busy saying ede bi keke so you didn't pay attention.

Obed you are fooling yourself. This is exactly what Nana proposed. You were busy saying ede bi keke so you didn't pay attention.
Kweku Danso 8 years ago

Private Eye. Leaving Nana Addo out of this. Serious minds are discussing serious issues. Go and discuss you politics elsewhere.

Private Eye. Leaving Nana Addo out of this. Serious minds are discussing serious issues. Go and discuss you politics elsewhere.
Seidu Salimco Di Maria 8 years ago

Your thought is just provoking. Do ypu think this can eliminate cheating in the WAEC exams? it is even when the students know that they are just at the steps of tertiary if they pass the wassce exams so they'll do all they ca ...
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Your thought is just provoking. Do ypu think this can eliminate cheating in the WAEC exams? it is even when the students know that they are just at the steps of tertiary if they pass the wassce exams so they'll do all they can to pass which will involve cheating in the exam hall and buying of "leackages"
Ade 8 years ago

i disagree bcs wat abt WASSCE.....

i disagree bcs wat abt WASSCE.....
tetteh 8 years ago

Good idea, but i also think if such should happened then EMS must be purely electives with voc and tech courses as cores, so that if the child cannot continue to the tertialy he or she can be self employed

Good idea, but i also think if such should happened then EMS must be purely electives with voc and tech courses as cores, so that if the child cannot continue to the tertialy he or she can be self employed
Nana Abeyie 8 years ago

Then what happens when we have exams leakage at the wasce level, do we have to build more universities? Am sorry this isn't d best solution to our problem. Practical solutions are needed to curb d problem and not provision o ...
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Then what happens when we have exams leakage at the wasce level, do we have to build more universities? Am sorry this isn't d best solution to our problem. Practical solutions are needed to curb d problem and not provision of wholesale passage
Great Barriester 8 years ago

I disagree with u because at that level their brain ar not mature enough. There ar some subject which is technical like maths, science,.....and therefore need to be understood at basic level so we cant scrap BECE jump to WASC ...
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I disagree with u because at that level their brain ar not mature enough. There ar some subject which is technical like maths, science,.....and therefore need to be understood at basic level so we cant scrap BECE jump to WASCE/SSCE.
salam 8 years ago

Please reason like some one with PhD, the bece enables students to learn hard not just necessarily to enter shs. If no bece no child will ever be serious, even the teachers wouldn't be effective. I thought you would have sugg ...
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Please reason like some one with PhD, the bece enables students to learn hard not just necessarily to enter shs. If no bece no child will ever be serious, even the teachers wouldn't be effective. I thought you would have suggested students from the jhs be made to write entrance exams to the shs just as the olden days.
Nortey 8 years ago

If 9 years of basic of school cannot certify learning and that some General exam should determine their level of learning then what's the point of all those years in school. Many illiterates are being created by terminating ...
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If 9 years of basic of school cannot certify learning and that some General exam should determine their level of learning then what's the point of all those years in school. Many illiterates are being created by terminating learning st the JSS level just because student perform poorly on the bece.
Kofi Yaba 8 years ago

Medical and dental council exams for foreign trained doctors is more currupt than WAEC examinations. Ghana is currupt! Everywhere is corrupt!

Medical and dental council exams for foreign trained doctors is more currupt than WAEC examinations. Ghana is currupt! Everywhere is corrupt!
Kofi Yaba 8 years ago

Medical and dental council examination for foreign trained doctors is more currupt than WAEC examinations. Ghana is currupt! Everywhere is currupt!

Medical and dental council examination for foreign trained doctors is more currupt than WAEC examinations. Ghana is currupt! Everywhere is currupt!
SANDOOO 8 years ago

At what point then Dr,wud our pupils choose their subjects for WASCE?

At what point then Dr,wud our pupils choose their subjects for WASCE?
TT 8 years ago

How can we get the best and qualified students for different disciples. Practicing no child left behind(whole sale promotion)should not be encourage. it leads to producing quack graduates in various disciples.
To avoid malpr ...
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How can we get the best and qualified students for different disciples. Practicing no child left behind(whole sale promotion)should not be encourage. it leads to producing quack graduates in various disciples.
To avoid malpractices, students should be encouraged to learn, disciple and should be taught the importance of living a moral life.
Mansa 8 years ago

This man went to school in the US.In Ghana we do not go to school by zipcode we need a criterea to get to high school.You can never go to motown if you live in ashiaman in American because it is not in the area you live but G ...
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This man went to school in the US.In Ghana we do not go to school by zipcode we need a criterea to get to high school.You can never go to motown if you live in ashiaman in American because it is not in the area you live but Ghana you can.The systems are different lets not copy blindly.We need change but change for Ghanaians not from anywhere.
OBINNA 8 years ago

DO NOT INVENT THE WHEEL

DO NOT INVENT THE WHEEL
JM 8 years ago

Please that is not true. Just stop the corruption at WAEC.

Please that is not true. Just stop the corruption at WAEC.
sammy 8 years ago

Dat is de main idea of Npp, when they say they will make SHS a basic for all, brilliant ideas doc.

Dat is de main idea of Npp, when they say they will make SHS a basic for all, brilliant ideas doc.
KB 8 years ago

I totally agree with you without a word

I totally agree with you without a word
Adomakoh Froboo 8 years ago

I have been a teacher / lecturer here in SA for over 28 years. The problem of this suggestion is that students who fail to progress to SS will have no certificates to show for their efforts

I have been a teacher / lecturer here in SA for over 28 years. The problem of this suggestion is that students who fail to progress to SS will have no certificates to show for their efforts
OBINNA 8 years ago

YES, POLITICIANS AND PARLIAMENT, PLEASE LISTEN TO SUCH EXPERTS. THEY ARE VERY SMART AND EXPERIENCED AND CAN HELP CHANGE THE EDUCATIONAL FORTUNES OF THE COUNTRY. PRESIDENT MAHAMA AND HIS EDUCATION MINISTER, PLEASE PAY PARTICUL ...
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YES, POLITICIANS AND PARLIAMENT, PLEASE LISTEN TO SUCH EXPERTS. THEY ARE VERY SMART AND EXPERIENCED AND CAN HELP CHANGE THE EDUCATIONAL FORTUNES OF THE COUNTRY. PRESIDENT MAHAMA AND HIS EDUCATION MINISTER, PLEASE PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO WHAT DR. AWUAH IS SAYING
OBINNA 8 years ago

DR. AWUAH IS A PRODUCT OF THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM EVEN THOUGH HE STARTED IN GHANA BUT HIS LONG YEARS IN THE US, TEACHING IN ONE OF THE VERY BEST COLLEGES, SWARTHMORE, GAVE HIM THE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE THAT GHANA, ...
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DR. AWUAH IS A PRODUCT OF THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM EVEN THOUGH HE STARTED IN GHANA BUT HIS LONG YEARS IN THE US, TEACHING IN ONE OF THE VERY BEST COLLEGES, SWARTHMORE, GAVE HIM THE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE THAT GHANA, IF WE LISTEN, CAN BENEFIT THE COUNTRY A GREAT DEAL.
Kweku Danso 8 years ago

This is a thinker. Not political talker. Very valid argument. This will open space for teachers to explore innovative teaching techniques rather focused on teaching for examination. I salute you.

This is a thinker. Not political talker. Very valid argument. This will open space for teachers to explore innovative teaching techniques rather focused on teaching for examination. I salute you.
Nana Adjoa 8 years ago

A pass in Mathematics should be okay fr an Arts student whist a science student should obtain credit in maths. English should be "credit" fr al students since the medium of teaching is in English. Tell e a student with 5Bs in ...
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A pass in Mathematics should be okay fr an Arts student whist a science student should obtain credit in maths. English should be "credit" fr al students since the medium of teaching is in English. Tell e a student with 5Bs in English, literature, Government CRS,, social studies and A1 in French but D7 in maths.He wants to teach French . Because of Mathematics he has to stay at home for another year.

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