HOW TO ACCESS 2015 BOTSWANA GENERAL CERTIFICATE FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION (BGCSE) RESULTS VIA MOBILE PHONE & BEC WEBSITE ACCESS YOUR RESULTS VIA MOBILE PHONE

The candidate must enter the following parameters in the stipulated sequence

STEP 1
• Go to Compose New Message and type your: 
• CenterNumber CandidateNumber CandidateSurname 
• (Please include a space between the parameter values)

STEP 2
• Send your message to; 16688

STEP 3
• You will receive your results via SMS. 
• (Please do not send CALL BACKS or reply to this SMS as you will not get any response)

PLEASE NOTE

• Center number should be 5 characters i.e BW plus the three digit center number. 
• Student number should be 4 numeric characters. 
• The surname is not cAsE sensitive.
• After sending your enquiry please allow few minutes to receive a response. Response may be delayed due to congestion in the lines
• Access of results through SMS is valid for 7 days from the publishing date.

The meaning of ‘X’ and ‘U’ symbol in grades (SMS andWebsite)
1. U denotes that a candidate failed to meet minimum requirements for grade G. 
2. X denotes that a candidate failed to meet the requirements for the award of a grade

ACCESS YOUR BGCSE RESULTS THROUGH BEC WEBSITE
BGCSE results are also available from BEC website (www.bec.co.bw) and can be accessed as follows:

1. Open the web browser (Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome) and type www.bec.co.bw to open the Botswana Examinations Council website
2. Click on the “ Results (The navigator bar is the blue bar that starts with the “home” tab, and also has the “About BEC” tab,“Qualifications” tab, etc”)
3. Click “My Results” on the gold navigation bar that pops up.
4. In the “Examination” drop down combo box, select the Examination (in this case select BGCSE)
5. In the “Year” drop down combo box, select the Year (in this case select 2015)
6. In the “Center Number ” textbox type your school’s Center Number

Center Number should be 5 characters i.e BW plus the three digit center number. For example, if your Center Number is 800 you type BW800. The system will not accept center number without the prefix BW.

7. In the “ Candidate Id ” textbox type your Candidate Number.The system accepts a Candidate Number with leading zeros and without leading zeros. For example, if your Candidate Number is 0001, you may type 0001 or 001 or 01 or 1 and the system will accept any of them.

8. In the “Surname’’ text box type your Surname. The Surname is not Case Sensitive.

9. Click the “Show Results” button.This should display your results indicating the Exam Level,Year, Center/School, subjects and their grades.

Note:

• The data entry formats for the Website and the SMS are different 
• Ensure that both your school’s center number and Candidate number are correct. 
• Candidates should ensure that their entire subjects are included in the response. 
• Only the subjects they have been assessed on are included in the response. 
• Results can be queried within 6 weeks of their release.

DISCLAIMER

SMS transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or arrive incomplete. BEC therefore accepts no liability for the content of the SMS messages, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed in writing
For Enquiries Contact: 0800 601 025