The General Certificate of Education is a pure UK system of education adopted by Anglo-Saxon Cameroon. In Cameroon, the GCE Ordinary Level examination is a 3-year course program starting from Form 3 to Form 5. It is usually written in Form 5 in Secondary schools, meanwhile the GCE Advanced Level examinations are written in Upper 6 in High school. The Main Office of the Cameroon GCE Board is located at Lycee Molyko street Adjacent Lycee Molyko, 10 meters walk from CUIB, Buea, Southwest Region. The Regional Office of the Cameroon GCE Board is located in Bamenda, North West Region, Cameroon. In 2019, Statistics from the GCE Board show 110,916 candidates registered for the 2019 session and 98,015 candidates sat for the exams. 66,846 students passed recording a percentage pass rate of 74.24 as compared to 62.27% in 2018. It was founded in July 1993, and the current Registrar is Dang Akuh Dominic, who took up the position on 31 January 2018. It is supervised by Cameroon Ministry of Secondary Education in Yaoundé,
History
The Cameroon GCE board was officially created in 1993, according to a book titled "The Cameroon GCE Crisis: A Test of Anglophone Solidarity." The book says the creation of the board was spearheaded by Anglophone community groups, such as the Teachers' Association of Cameroon, lead by Mr. Peter Chateh; churches; Confederation of Anglophone Parents’ Teachers’ Association of Cameroon, with other trade union groups also playing a pivot role in the creation of the board. It took 10 years, from 1983 to October 1993 for a consensus to be reached by the aforementioned groups and the Government of Cameroon to create an examination board to award certificates to Anglophone Cameroonian students. Before the Cameroon GCE Board, came to existence in July 1993, certificates were awarded to Anglophone Cameroonian student by the General Certificate of Education in the UK as it was a Trust Territory under British administration from 1922 to 1961. Most Secondary schools in Cameroon which do the English form of education and write both the GCE A-Level and O-Level examinations were boarding schools but since then many day schools were opened which offered a complete GCE course and anyone wishing to have an English education are no more obliged to go for boarding schools. The GCE saw changes in syllabus content at the ordinary and advanced levels in some science subjects in order to adapt to the world's advancing school program. During Easter break around March, students in these boarding schools stay for GCE courses for a week and a few days in school for extra classes in order to cover up their syllabus. At the end of the school year, all students in other classes except the GCE candidates leave and they stay for their Revisions and preparation towards the upcoming exams in Late-May. Once the candidates finish writing in early June, they all return to their various homes, waiting to hear their results. The same thing applies for GCE candidates in day schools. The results for the GCE O-Level and A-level exams in Cameroon are announced around mid-July.
Grading system
Letter grades are used and below is the grading system used by the Cameroon GCE board for the examinations it administers:
Letter grades A, B, and C represent a passing grade, with the A grade being the highest and the C grade being the lowest, and U representing a fail. Grades lower than C are not stated on the certificate.
Letter grades A, B, C, D, and E represent a passing grade, with the A grade being the highest and the E grade being the lowest. An F is not a passing grade and is not stated on the certificate.
Syllabus
The following and any additional instructions given to you by your Chief of Centre must be strictly respected. The Board will NOT accept entries that fail to comply with these instructions.
Clean and clear photocopy of Ordinary Level Results Slip or any relevant certificate for those registering for Advanced Level, and those going in for partial registration.
Examination Fees
Three types of examination fees are payable, namely:
Registration Fee
Subject Fee
Practical Fee.
All fees must be paid ONLY through MTN Cameroon Mobile Money. The 1000 FCFA for franking of Form B3/G3/T3 shall bepaid ONLY to the Chief of Centre.
Timetable
The decision No 787/19 of MINESEC/SEESEN/ SG/DECC/SDOEC of 28 October 2019 signed by the Minister of Secondary Education, Nalova Lyonga, sets the timetables for official or end-of-course examinations, when they will be written, marked and deliberated upon as well as deadlines for the publication of results.
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Official Website
The official website of the Cameroon GCE Board updates the general public with latest news, press release, information that the general public may find useful.
