Recent amendments have been made to the 2022 BECE school selection with an add-on cluster feature.
Please take note of the following:
- Cluster schools are schools of the same group or category that students would have to consent to accepting or declining as a substitute for their preliminary choices.
- Since all category schools belong to a particular cluster (that is category A schools belong to a cluster of category A, same for B and C schools) students have to indicate whether Yes, he or she would like to be considered for other similar schools in the same cluster if he or she is not accepted in the school chosen from that category. Or No, decline the option to be considered for another placement in an available school if not placed in the school he or she chose.
With these changes being made, students are advised to choose schools carefully especially when it comes to declining or accepting the cluster school alternatives.
This is what to consider about the BECE 2022 Cluster Feature
You should consider your academic performance as well when choosing from a category.
Hence a student who scores very high in the range of 350 to 400 is more likely to be accepted into an A-class school especially if the student rejects the cluster alternative.
A student with raw scores in the ranges of 200 to 349 is more likely to be accepted into a Class B or C school although the student may decline the group option.
Upon acceptance of the group option, students must be willing to go to the alternative school in the category indicated. Hence the advantage is that students still get access to a school in the category of their choice but not to the particular school or location they desire.
What does it mean if you select “Yes” in the group option for your Class A school
Whether you should select Yes to A Cluster depends on your academic record.
If you choose “YES” to the Category A Cluster, you may be allocated to any category A school.
If you are a student who
- is not in the Top 10% of your class rank / expected BECE score
- wants to attend a Category A school
- is willing to attend a boarding school in a very different, possibly remote, part of Ghana,
then you can select YES for the Category A Cluster school.
However, if you are a student who
- is in the Top 10% of your class rank / expected BECE score
- has made a careful Category A, B, and C school selection -schools with very good academic performance as per our school finder, but not with high “brand recognition”
- has a strong preference for a specific region,
then we recommend you select NO for the Category B Cluster School and choose schools carefully.
What does it mean if you select “yes” in the group option for your B or C school
At GhanaHighSchools.com, we do not recommend selecting “Yes” on the Cluster option for Category B or C unless you have a poor academic record.
why? Because the spread of Class B schools is very wide.
You may end up being placed in Yendi Senior Secondary School North Zone, which only has a 1% WASSCE pass rate. Or you may be lucky and be admitted into Armed Forces Higher/Technical School in Kumasi, which has a pass rate of 51% WASSCE.
Therefore, it would be better for you to carefully select Class B and Class C schools with relatively high WASSCE pass rate and attractive facilities, but not as well known as other schools, and choose the No for Class B/C block option.
Good performance in core subjects is considered at the expense of electives. Thus, these are the criteria that increase your likelihood of being accepted into the school. After considering the student’s core subject performance, elective subjects are considered.