Thousands of students and parents storm GNAT Hall to secure SHS placement

Thousands of parents and students have thronged the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) Hall in Accra, transforming the national resolution centre into a scene of anxious queues and frustrated appeals following the release of the 2025 Senior High School (SHS) placement results. The rush comes as a staggering 107,509 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) […]

483,800 Students placed in senior high schools – Self-placement portal activated

Up to 483,800 candidates who sat the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been successfully placed into senior high schools (SHSs), senior high technical schools (SHTS), and technical and vocational institutions (TVIs).  The number represents 82 per cent of the 590,309 candidates who qualify for placement out of the 603,328 students who took the […]

SHS freshers to report February 20

All qualified Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates who are being placed into senior high schools (SHSs) and technical and vocational institutions are expected to report to school on February 20, 2023. This is part of the timetable the Ghana Education Service (GES) has released for the academic year for all SHSs and also basic […]

Full video: SHS computerised placement for sale

The Education Minister and the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) were the only ones given access and passwords to approve protocol placement into Category A senior high schools. This was to curb fraud, but The Fourth Estate‘s investigations found that placement into such schools happened through a network of intermediaries that included cleaners and […]

SHS placement saga: Sammi Awuku commends Napo and team for swift intervention

National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku has expressed satisfaction at the swift and timely manner in which the Minister for Education, Mathew Opoku Prempeh and his team handled the challenges that plagued the Computerised School  Selection and Placement System (CSSPS). Scores of prospective Senior High School (SHS) students, running in […]

Free SHS placement frustrations: Disgruntled parents, students besiege secretariat

Some disgruntled parents, guardians and students yesterday besieged the Free Senior High School (SHS) Secretariat Black Star Square in Accra to express their frustrations. While some were there over the non-placement of their wards in their preferred schools, others placed in day schools far away are requesting for changes. Some parents, guardians and students expressed […]