2023 May/June Public Notice to External Examinations private candidates
BEC is mandated under section 5 of the Botswana Examinations Council Act (Act No. 11 of 2002) to conduct school examinations and any other examinations for the Ministry of Education and Skills Development and issue certificates in respect of the examinations. BEC’s key business activities include examinations and assessment policy and programme development, the conduct and regulation of national school examination programmes and the award of certificates for programmes in the general education subsector. The specific functions and responsibilities of BEC are as follows:
The Council currently runs the following Internal Examinations:
· Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE).
· Junior Certificate Examination (JCE).
· Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE).
External Examinations
For those who never say it is enough in their quest for education, BEC provides testing/examinations services for international testing agencies or Examination Boards such as: