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Botswana Examinations Council BGCSE
Botswana Examinations Council BGCSE qualification is designed for candidates who have completed 2 years of senior secondary school or its equivalent. The qualification has no age limit. The programme makes a provision for both private and school based candidates. The qualification offers a wide range of syllabuses including written, oral, coursework and practical assessments.
In some syllabuses there is a choice for core and extended or alternative to practical, making it suitable for any mode of learning to cater for a wide range of abilities. Registration to sit for this qualification is open from February until end of May. Registration is charged a fee that is reviewed from time to time.
The BGCSE examination is scheduled once a year from October to November and the results are released end of February to beginning of March.
There is a service for Enquiries about Results which follows after results are issued out to enable candidates to enquire about their results. The service takes six weeks from the date of release of results. The service is in four parts which are;
(i) No Results (X-Enquiries)
The service checks why a particular syllabus was not graded and there is no fee charged.
(ii) Clerical Check
This service checks that all parts of the scripts were marked and marks were tallied correctly. A fee determined by BEC is charged for this service.
(iii) Review of Marking
This service involves review of the original marking to check that the agreed mark scheme was applied correctly. A fee determined by BEC is charged for this service.
(iv) Review of Moderation of Centre coursework with report
This involves a review of Centre’s coursework for a component. A fee determined by BEC is charged for this service. Regulatory documents and other related information for the qualification are provided on this website and can be accessed at any time.
BGCSE Registration Dates
BOTSWANA GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (BGCSE) and GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (GCE) O’LEVEL
The public is informed that registration for the 2022 BGCSE and GCE O’Level examinations will start on 07 March 2022 to 28 April 2022. The infor-mation regarding registration can be accessed through Malepa, the BEC website at www.bec.co.bw, BEC Facebook page (Botswana Examinations Council) and Twitter Page (@Bots_Exams).
PLEASE NOTE:
1.A11 Botswana Open University (BOU) learners will register at their learning centres.
2.Those who wish to register as individual private candidates are to use online registration platform Malepa, (https://malepa.bec.co.bw) and make their payments through First National Bank and OrangeMoney.
3.The public is urged to read and familarise themselves with the BGCSE Registration instructions before registering and thoroughly checkthe details of their applications for registration before submitting.
4. Any syllabus entry amendments needed after the closing date will be liable to penalties.
BGCSE REGISTRATION FEES
Registration fee P82.00 Fee per subject P247.00
I subject — P329.00 2 subjects — P576.00 5 subjects — PI317.00 etc.
3 subjects — P823.00 4 subjects — PI070.00
For more details on BGCSE Registration contact: 3650754, 3650882, 3650887, 3650809, 3650700, 0800601025 or dataprocessing@bec.co.bw
BGCSE Registration Of Candidates
Download the guidelines Of BGCSE Registration Of Candidates in PDF Here
BGCSE Downloadable Forms
Letter-Release of BGCSE results-Private Candidates
MALEPA User Manual for BGCSE Centres-2
2020 BGCSE Guidelines for the conduct of examinations
BGCSE Exam Centres
| Centre Number | Centre Name | Region | Centre Type | Address | Place | Fax | Tel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW800 | Moeng College | C regions | G | School Head Box 50 | MOENG | 4950109 | 4917000 |
| BW801 | Swaneng Hill School | C | G | P/Bag RS2 | SEROWE | 4630237 | 4631590 |
| BW802 | Gaborone Secondary School | S | G | P/Bag 19 | GABORONE | 3952508 | 3900351 |
| BW803 | St Joseph’s College | S | G | Box 13 | GABORONE | 3952951 | 3957871 |
| BW804 | Moeding College | C | G | P/Bag 11 | OTSE | 5337213 | 5337111 |
| BW805 | Mater Spei College | N | G | P/Bag F12 | FRANCISTOWN | 2412283 | 2414222 |
| BW806 | Shashe River School | N | G | P/Bag 1 | SHASHE | 2484215 | 2484241 |
| BW807 | Molefi Senior Secondary School | S | G | P/Bag 12 | MOCHUDI | 5777339 | 5777284 |
| BW800 | Moeng College | C | G | Box 50 | MOENG | 4950109 | 4917000 |
| BW810 | Kgari Sechele Senior Secondary School | C | G | P/Bag 2 | MOLEPOLOLE | 5920001 | 5920328 |
BGCSE Past Papers
BGCSE Timetable
BGCSE Results
Contact Us
Plot 54864
K.T. Motsete Road Gaborone
Tel: +267 3650700
Fax:+267 3185011
enquiries@bec.co.bw
www.bec.co.bw
Operating Hours
Mon – Fri : 7:45 am – 4:30 pmSat – Sun : Closed
Public Holidays : Closed
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