The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has registered 38,646 candidates for this year's Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) slated to commence from Monday, April 16 to 23.

The candidates are made up of 17,369 females and 21,277 males respectively.

Mr Patrick Sumailar Wayoe, the Sekondi Controller for WAEC who is in charge of the Western Region told the GNA that there are 132 examination centres across the region, with 1,351 invigilators, 132 supervisors and 127 assistant supervisors.

Mr Wayoe admonished the candidates not to engage in any examination malpractice but rather prepare adequately for the examinations.

He said the examination is just an external one which would meet their standards and therefore there is no need to fear.

He entreated the various invigilators and supervisors engaged by the WAEC to be professional and avoid compromising the entire effort.

Mr Wayoe cautioned communities that had examination centres within them to desist from besieging the centres as that would amount to obstruction which is punishable by law.

He said examination stationery had already been distributed to the various district WAEC depots across the region, adding that examination question papers would be dispatched today.

He said the candidates would start the examination with English Language and Social Studies on Monday April 16.

He also mentioned other subjects that formed part of the examinations as Integrated Science, Basic Design and Technology, Mathematics, Religious and Moral Education, French, Information Communication Technology and Ghanaian language.

The examination would last for six days and end on Monday, April 23.**