SHS Self-Placement: GES Says Progress is Being Made With 52,492 Candidates Placed
- The Ghana Education Service has given updates on the latest placements under the Computerised School Selection and Placement System
- Over 107,509 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates were not automatically placed into any of their chosen schools
- The Ghana Education Service set up resolution centres across to address the gaps in the placement process
The Ghana Education Service said 52,492 candidates had been self-placed into schools under the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS).
This brings the total number of candidates placed so far into senior high schools and technical institutions, including those placed automatically, to 534,672.
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Before the self-placement exercise, 483,800 candidates had already been placed.
The Ghana Education Service set up resolution centres across the country to address the people left behind during the placement process.
The centres have received 9,000 complaints, with the Greater Accra centre recording 4,000 of these concerns.
The complaints, according to officials, have largely to do with the change of school, with about 76% of candidates requesting a change from categories 'B' and 'C' to category 'A' schools.
"The difficulty is that there are limited spaces in Category 'A' schools, which have been filled up. Again, a candidate placed in a particular school cannot be changed except under circumstances of health grounds or relocation," the Head of Public Relations of the service, Daniel Fenyi, told the Daily Graphic.
In comments to YEN.com.gh, the executive director of the Ghana National Council for Private Schools, Obenfo Nana Kwasi Gyetuah, called for an overhaul of the placement process.
He said the state needed to prioritise decentralisation in the process.
"For the sake of parents seeking clarity, for students striving toward brighter futures, and for the broader vision of educational excellence in Ghana, localised empowerment and innovation must be the guiding principles of placement reform."
Current challenges with SHS placement in Ghana
Joy News reported that thousands of parents and students travelled to the various resolution centres following the release of the 2025 Senior High School placement results.
Reports indicated that 107,509 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates, representing 18.2% of all qualified students, were not automatically placed into any of their chosen schools.
The 2025 BECE results were released by the governing examination council on August 23.
Over 600,000 candidates from 20,395 schools wrote the examination. It was also reported that the entire results of 177 BECE candidates had been cancelled.
The subject results of 718 candidates were cancelled, while the entire results of 93 candidates were withheld, and 1,240 candidates had their subject results withheld
Guidelines for Ghana's senior high school selections
Under the new guidelines outlined by the Ghana Education Service, candidates were expected to select five schools of their choice and two others, making seven in total.
As part of the selection, candidates are expected to select one school from category A, not more than two schools from category B. However, candidates can select all five schools from category C.
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Candidates interested in TVET education are required to select all five choices in TVET schools, but in the same order of one from category A, not more than two from category B, or all five schools from category C.
Out of the five schools, a candidate is expected to select three of them as boarding and two of them as day schools.
Ghana Education Service shares first-year prospectus
YEN.com.gh also previously reported that the Ghana Education Service had released the 2025 harmonised prospectus for Senior High Schools and Technical Institutions nationwide ahead of the new academic year.
Public schools were required to adhere to this standard list and were warned against requesting additional items. The prospectus is divided into categories, such as Category A, which has 27 basic items included.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
