57-year-old woman among the candidates for the BECE 2020

General news for Friday, September 18, 2020

Source: GNA

2020-09-18

A 57-year-old Elizabeth Yamoah, who enrolled at Odoben Presbyterian Junior High School (JHS) in 2017, is among the candidates writing the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

Madame Yamoah, who spoke to the media in Odoben after writing the article on information and communication technology (ICT), said that she was determined to attend upper secondary school (SHS) and become a professional nurse in the future. .

She said she was motivated by the introduction of the free upper secondary education (SHS) policy introduced by the government and the encouragement of her children to enroll in 2017.

Mrs. Yamoah, who is a farmer, said that she dropped out of school in primary four after her father’s death.

According to the mother of four, who also has five grandchildren, she realized that she had to be bold and take charge of her destiny to improve her future.

Inspired by the SHS free policy, Madam Yamoah said she decided to use it to achieve her aspirations in life.

She said that her latest grandson would complete JHS next year, but that didn’t discourage her from pursuing her dreams.

“I walked directly to Odoben Presbyterian Junior High School in 2017 and was welcomed by Mr. Samuel Quaye, the school principal when I informed him of my intention to attend the school,” she said.

According to her, she will turn 60 before completing her education at SHS, but she was hopeful that the government would consider her and admit her to a nursing school.

Quaye, the director, who took the BECE candidates to the Odoben SHS Examination Center, confirmed the story but said he doubted the woman’s ability to study.

He said he finally enrolled her in JHS and told the students to show her the necessary respect and that she had not disappointed him.

According to the principal, Madam Yamoah is one of the bright students in the classroom despite her age and expressed the hope that she would go places with all her determination.

Mr. Quaye said that her courage in writing the BECE was commendable and expressed the hope that she will be admitted to SHS to realize her ambitions.