Minister of secondary education and the Cameroon GCE Board indulge in mainstream comedy

Following the recent extensions of the GCE writing date and the GCE registration date by MINSEC and The Cameroon GCE board, many Cameroonians are asking one question: What will the children be writing in the hall? Others describe scenes played by MINSEC and the GCE board as really entertaining and could qualify for an Oscar.

While onlookers are waiting to see how the GCE examinations will be managed to ensure the usual quality, critics express their worries on the matter.

“I don’t know whether these so called leaders went to school at all. What are they expecting children from the North West and South West who have stayed away from school for more than 4 months today to write in the GCE? How can two weeks of catch-up classes make up for 4 months of no schooling. It cannot work even though they are trying to brandish it with a price tag” says a bitter critic.

Registered students say they have devised other means of studying but remain cautioned as only the end will justify the means.

“I and my friends have organized ourselves in a study group. We meet every evening to discuss and solve past GCE papers. At times we don’t know if we are on the right track because we don’t have anyone to guide us. I just pray to God and hope that we are doing the right thing” says an ordinary level student resident in the North West Region. 

Students who have not registered say they are not interested in the 2016/2017 GCE in Cameroon.

“Personally, I am not interested in the GCE of this year. I am a Science Student doing 5 subjects with 3 practical subjects. It is already April and schools have not started here in the South West. Everything being equal, I don’t think this year’s GCE will have any value” says a South West based A/L student.