A pregnant student sitting for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) delivered a baby boy during her ICT paper.
According to reports, the incident happened on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
The information gathered suggests the incident occurred at the Asenua Presbyterian Junior High School Examination Centre in Mamponteng, located in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
Reports suggest a policewoman escorting the candidate to the washroom noticed signs of distress, and she discovered that the student was already in labour.
Desmond Adjei a teacher at the examination centre revealed that the student was quickly moved to the headmaster’s office, where she successfully delivered a baby boy.
Both the mother and the baby boy have since been transported to Victory Hospital, where they are currently receiving medical attention.
Meanwhile, a male BECE candidate is also in the news after suggesting quick money is more important than education.
The final year BECE student of the Duapompo MA Junior High School absented himself on Wednesday, June 11 to go and engage in illegal mining commonly known as galamsey.
603,328 candidates across the country are set to sit the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), scheduled from Wednesday, June 11, to Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
The 297,250 males and 306,078 females are the first batch of students seeking to benefit from the Free Senior High School (FSHS) Policy under the new government.
