Form 5 exams start Monday
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
The Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Examinations (BGCSE) start next week, with learners pursuing Statistics forced to sit for the exam because by virtue of being an international examination, written by other countries, the Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) has no authority to reschedule it.
“This is an international paper, so there is no way it can be moved because candidates in other countries would have written the exam already, so it is only proper for local candidates to sit for the paper on that date,” corporate communications manager, Fingile Makgalemele explained.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...