2022 BECE School Selection Facts To Know Before Making Choices

The 2022 BECE School Selection details are out and the Ministry of Education and the Free SHS secretariat have outlined very important facts that all stakeholders need to know before selecting their schools to be considered for placement.

Watch out for part two of this as we explain how to actually make the right choices and avoid self-placement and other stressful situations when school placements are released. If you are not on any of our WhatsApp pages, join here [BE MEMBER NOW]

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About the 2022 BECE School Selection Process

How can I be educated on the 2022 BECE School Selection Process and Facts?

Candidates, parents, and other stakeholders are to note that, according to the Ministry, the School Selection exercise will start with education for the public through the showing of videos and the playing of related audio on TV and radio. This is the information available to Ghanaeducation.org.

2022 BECE School Selection Facts To Know Before Making Choices

When will the 2022 BECE School Selection education and sensitization start?

The TV and Radio based education and sensitization of candidates, parents, and the general public will start from Monday, 24th October 2022 to 29th October 2022.

Read: 2022 BECE Candidates School Selection Date Out

When will the 2022 BECE School Selection education start for candidates?

The actual school selection phase will begin on Monday 31st October and end on 18th November 2022. Candidates will choose schools across Secondary, vocational, and technical institutions at the second cycle level.

What do candidates need to be able to choose their schools?

The information available to Ghanaeducation.org is that a candidate must select or choose their preferred schools for consideration during the school placement, they need three things.

[a] Information, and understanding of how the school placement works which this article seeks to achieve and explain.

[b] School Choice or Selection Form, which we will provide in this article. DOWNLOAD here.

[c] The 2022 School Selection booklet which can be got in your school. The PDF is not currently available.

What are the Newly Introduced Features for the School Choice and Selection?

The MoE as part of efforts to reduce the challenges that are faced by the government and the students after the release of the school placement, the following new features have been introduced.

READ: BECE: Do Not Enter The Exams Hall Without Knowing These ICT Terms

a. The Introduction of Cluster-Based Schools

These are similar schools that belong to the same category, which candidates may comfortably accept as alternative schools to their initial choices.

How does the Cluster feature for the 2022 School Selection Work?

If a candidate makes a choice from category A schools. All the schools in that category belong to one cluster. The candidate has the option to choose YES if he wants to be considered for other schools in the same category in case he does not get placed in his choice of school from the category. If he or she chooses NO, then in case he or she is not placed in the category A school he or she chooses, he will miss the opportunity to be considered for placement in other schools that have vacancies in that same category.

b. Absorption of 212 technical and vocational institutes

The information available to Ghanaeducation.org is that a total of 212 technical and vocational institutes have been added to the schools from which candidates can select schools. This means more schools for candidates to choose from if they want to study technical and vocational programmes at the secondary/technical/vocational level.

c. Inclusion of five (5) new STEM Schools

The government has added five (5) new STEM Schools constructed in the last few years to give candidates additional options in these special schools that will have programmes that focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

d. Low enrolment selection option

This is another new school selection feature that allows candidates to select schools from category 6 which is made up of schools that have less enrolment each year. What this means per the information available to Ghanaeducation.org is that there is less competition for enrolment into these schools.

How many schools will candidates choose during the school selection process?

Candidates will choose six (6) schools out of the 911 public second-cycle schools available.

What are the second cycle institution categories from which BECE graduates will be expected to choose their six schools?

The candidates will make 6 choices and these can be a combination of the following.

a. A school from the available Grammar Senior High Schools.

b. A school from Senior High Technical Schools

c. Technical and Vocational Schools or Institutions

Note that these schools have been categorized into four (4) categories.

What are the 4 categories of schools in the 2022 School Selection Booklet?

The categories are as follows

a. CATEGORY A Schools – These are also known as the Overly Subscribed Schools. Thus, these are schools that many candidates choose and want to attend each year. This creates tough competition for placement and selection into these schools.

Some of the schools in this category are Legon Pressec, Aburi Girls, Accra Academy, Achimota SHS, and Mfamtipim among others.

B. CATEGORY B Schools – These are also known as averagely subscribed schools. Thus, these schools also get many candidates choosing them, but not as many as that of Category A schools. It means it is as competitive as the Category A schools.

C. CATEGORY C Schools – These are under-subscribed schools in Ghana. These are schools that less number of candidates choose during school selection. Such schools may either be underdeveloped, less known or have a less attractive infrastructure.

D. CATEGORY D Schools – Category D schools are schools that are located within a catchment area where a candidate is located. Such schools are Day-Schools that may be found in any of the other categories. A catchment area Day school is an SHS, SHTS or TVET that is located within 10 miles or 16 kilometres radius from the residence of a student who is opting for the school. Given that the catchment radius of 10 miles or 16 kilometres, such a school may be found in other districts than the district in which the candidate’s Junior High School is located.