Results are out emotions are high and more than ever students are eager to know which of their 6(six) selected schools will be willing to accommodate, them but did you know there is some special school placement cut-off grade that will be used to determine who does not get the opportunity to be placed in a secondary school? This is all you need to know about the school placement.
Ahead of the release of the computer school placement of students who sat for 2024 BECE following the release of their results which from various sources wasn’t their best, the management of the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) has announced the school placement cut-off grade.
In a discussion with AcademicWeek, a CSSPS official said there is no direct cut-off for the school placement however his outfit this year will not place students who had an aggregate of 9 in both English Language and Mathematics.
“We don’t have a direct cut-off point for the computer school placement, the only cut-off grade we have is when a student gets aggregate 9 in English Language or Mathematics he or she will not qualify for placement,” he disclosed.
The computer placement official explained that the school postings are based on six subjects or as we know all the core subjects namely English Language, Mathematics, Integrated Science, Social Studies and two additional best-performed subjects of a candidate.
“So the Computerized School Selection and Placement System policy guideline is that if you get grade 9 in English Language or Mathematics which are required to qualify you for placement, you will not get a school,” he told the AcademicWeek.
Asked what measures have been put in place by his outfit to ensure a smooth school placement checking this year, the CSSPS staff said the school placement portal unlike previous years has this time round been upgraded to contain a huge amount of visitor traffic which will prevent the site from crushing when students are accessing the portal.
“The 2024 BECE graduates this year will use only https://cssps.gov.gh to check their secondary school placement. We can assure the students and public that there will be no downtime during the school checking process,” he noted.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng has said the school placement of students who participated in the 32nd edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination will be out in the month of February of this year.
In an interview monitored by AcademicWeek, the spokesperson said his outfit in collaboration with Ghana Education Service, Ghana TVET Service and Free SHS Secretariate is working tirelessly to release the school placement on time.
“After the BECE results are out, the 2024 Senior High/Technical School placement in less than two weeks will be released. The students are expected to report to school in February this year,” the Education Ministry spokesman said.
The Ghana Education Service after the Ministry of Education cautioned students to be wary of computer school placement scams which is on the rise lately, they confirmed their preparations to release the second cycle of school postings of 2024 BECE candidates.
In a statement shared with AcademicWeek, the management of the Education Service said it remains committed to ensuring a smooth, merit-based computer Senior High School placement process as much as possible under established guidelines.
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“Management strongly cautions the general public not to fall prey to deceitful persons that may approach them to pay money for a place in SHS, a norm becoming quickly acceptable in the country. Such persons are to be reported immediately to the Police,” GES said in the statement.
Source: Academicweek.com