483,800 students gain automatic placement into SHSs – Dr Apaak
A total number of 483,800 students have been automatically placed into Senior High Schools, and Technical and Vocational Institutions, following the release of the results of the 2025 Basic School Certificate Examination (BECE), the Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Abas Apaak, has announced.
The figure, he explained, represented 82 per cent of the 590,309 candidates who took part in this year’s BECE.
Speaking at a press conference at the Ministry of Education yesterday, Dr Apaak said that 248,038 out of the 483,800 candidates, representing 51.4 per cent, were females, while 234,783, representing 48.6 per cent were males.
However, he said that 107,509 candidates, representing 18.2 per cent, could not be matched with their first choice of schools following the release of the placement on Wednesday due to the high demand for Category A schools.
Dr Apaak further noted that a self-placement portal had been activated to ensure that those who could not gain automatic school placement did so.
He, therefore, encouraged all qualified candidates to log onto the self-placement portal to select from the schools with the available vacancies.
“As a nation, we must acknowledge that while access to secondary education is expanded, the demand for certain top tier schools remains higher than their available capacities. It is therefore important we manage our expectations and more importantly, work together to strengthen our schools”, Dr Apaak said.
He said that only 21 out of the 70 private Senior High Schools that were being piloted by the government as part of the Free Senior High School programme were available at the time of the school selection process.
However, Dr Apaak indicated that all 70 private Senior High Schools were now available on the self-placement portal that had been activated.
According to him, the placement programme covered 724 public Senior High Schools and Senior High Technical Schools, 233 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions and 70 private Senior High Schools under the pilot programme.
Dr Apaak said resolution centres had been established at the district, regional, and national level with the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) Hall in Accra to serve as the national resolution centre.
The establishment of the resolution centres, he said, was to reduce the stress on parents and guardians while reiterating that the placement process was free.
He, therefore, cautioned parents and guardians to desist from making payment to any individual, including officials from the Ministry or a third party for the placement.
“Anyone soliciting payment in exchange for placement must be immediately reported to the nearest police station or the Office of the Special Prosecutor,” Dr Apaak stated.
“Let us as parents, teachers, and community leaders support our students and ensure that this placement exercise continues to their success,” he added.
BY CLIFF EKUFUL
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