Headmaster allegedly locks up 2 BECE candidates over unpaid fees

An unfortunate situation occurred in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region, as two students of Big Six International School in Meduma, taking part in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), were allegedly locked up in a room by the headmaster of the school.

Due to this, the students missed the first paper, which was Mathematics.

Reports indicate that the headmaster’s action is due to the failure of the students to settle their outstanding school fees before the examination.

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Management of the school has yet to respond to the allegation.

A total of 603,328 candidates are sitting for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which began on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, and runs through to Wednesday, June 18, 2025, across the country.