1,670 final year students from 41 public and private junior high schools (JHS) in the Birim Central Municipality have had their BECE mock exams sponsored by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Akyem Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah.

The super mock examination is designed to prepare candidates to excel in the BECE and achieve admission to senior high schools of their choosing.

Last Monday, the MP traveled to some of the beneficiary schools with his education committee chairman, Aaron Donkor, and the Birim Central Municipal Director of Education, Esther Quaye-Sowah, to observe children taking the mock examination.Advice

In his address to the students, Mr Acquah advised them to pay special attention to the super mock examination because it was aligned with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) BECE.

He encouraged them to study hard in order to graduate with honors and win admission to the well-known SHS.

The MP, on the other hand, warned students to avoid examination malpractices such as entering the examination hall with foreign materials or copying from their classmates, as they will be sanctioned if found by invigilators.

Mr Acquah promised scholarships to select of the students who excelled in the BECE and asked parents not to overburden their children in school with household tasks, as this could impede their academic growth.

He also instructed them to monitor their wards' activities at home and to ensure that they focused on their academics when they returned from school.

As in previous years, the MP offered to provide free mathematical sets to each of the 1,670 students taking the BECE.