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8, August 2023
GCE Fraud: 693 candidates caught with pre-prepared material, 189 with cell phones 0
1891 candidates who sat for the 2023 General Certificate of Education Examination have been handed suspensions ranging from 1-3 years and their results canceled for examination malpractices.
State media, CRTV, has reported that the candidates were sanctioned by the GCE board for a series of malpractices.
The report reveals that 693 candidates were caught with pre-prepared material, 994 for collusion, 189 with cell phones, 6 for script substitution, 8 for impersonation, and 1 for violence.
Of the 1891 candidates, 1688 were slammed with a 1-year ban for collusion, violence, and the use of pre-prepared material while 203 others who were found guilty of using cell phones, script substitution, and impersonation, were slammed with a 3-year suspension.
They all also saw their results canceled.
When results were released on July 24, 2023, some schools scored 0% because their candidates were all sanctioned.
The number of malpractices recorded this year has almost doubled as compared to 2022. The number increased from 987 cases last year to 1 891 this year.
Source: Cameroon News Agency