This Tuesday, June 4 marks the start of the written and oral exams for the B revet d’études du first cycle (B EPC ) and the Certificate of Primary Studies (CEP) session of 2024 throughout Burkina Faso. In Ganzourgou, the official launching ceremony took place at the Méguet departmental high school, located 25 km north of Zorgho, in the presence of several local authorities.
The High Commissioner, Mrs. Aminata Sorgho/Gouba, officially opened the first envelope containing the dictation test for the BEPC at the Méguet departmental high school . She was accompanied by the provincial director in charge of post-primary and secondary education, Salifou Séré, the representative of the president of the special municipal delegation of Méguet, the military and paramilitary authorities , as well as His Excellency Naba Saaga of Méguet .
Ms. Sorgho/Gouba sent a message of support and motivation to the candidates . She invited them to revisit all the rules of grammar, conjugation, vocabulary, everything they learned in cl
ass and apply them. ‘ The candidates must avoid cheating because they are the men of tomorrow who will build this Burkina , ‘ she said. She praised the efforts of education stakeholders who, despite the challenges linked to insecurity, have led the candidates to this day. She also thanked the Defense and Security Forces (FDS) as well as the auxiliary forces for the support.
The provincial director of post-primary and secondary education, Salifou Séré, expressed his satisfaction with the organization of the exams. ‘Everything that was planned is happening according to schedule. […] To the candidates, I send them a message of encouragement . I tell them that what we are asking of them today is no different from what they did in class , ‘ he said.
His Excellency Naba Saaga de Méguet also encouraged candidates to remain calm and to carefully reread their papers before submitting them.
For this session, the Ganzourgou province has 3,231 candidates registered for the BEPC, i.e. 1,109 boys and 2,122 girls. This n
umber is up by 400 candidates compared to the 2023 session. For the BEPC/CAP, 62 candidates are registered, including 33 boys and 29 girls. In all, 307 players (jury presidents, supervisors, correctors, secretaries) are mobilized to ensure the smooth running of the BEPC .
Concerning the CEP , the prefects President of the communal special delegation (PDS) and the heads of basic education districts with the anointing of the provincial director in charge of primary education launched the examination on various sites . The province recorded 8,470 candidates for this year, including 4,780 girls and 3,690 boys with an increase of 21 candidates compared to 2023. Among these candidates, 82 are internally displaced students (EDI). To supervise these exams, 9 coordinators, 13 jury presidents, 43 center presidents, 438 supervisors, 452 correctors and 58 secretaries were mobilized.
The Ganzourgou authorities wish good luck to all candidates and hope that the efforts of educational stakeholders will be rewarded with a
good success rate.
Source:Burkina Information Agency