The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that candidates of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will now select their preferred senior high schools after the release of their results.

Haruna made this known during a media briefing on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
According to him, the move forms part of efforts to improve the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) and ensure students make more informed choices.

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He noted that candidates will be given a one-week window after the release of results to select schools.

“In the past, students selected schools without knowing their aggregate, and that affected the placement system. This time, we will provide a mandatory period of one week after results are declared for students to confirm their choices based on their performance,” he stated.

Haruna Iddrisu said the previous system required students to choose schools without knowing their academic performance, a situation that often affected placement.

He expressed hope that the new approach will improve fairness, reduce placement challenges, and improve overall efficiency in the admission process into senior high schools.

The CSSPS was introduced in 2005 by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to replace the manual selection of BECE candidates into senior high schools.

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