2023 SHS School Selection Form, Dos and Donts Plus School List (Download here)

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the 2023 SHS School Selection Form along with the Dos and Don’ts of School Selection to guide candidates, parents, schools and teachers in making the right choices. The Rules and Regulations or the Dos and DontS=s added to the file will aid all stakeholders to understand the procedures to follow in making choices.

The school selection is expected to start from August 23rd to 4th September during which each stakeholder is to choose up to six Secondary Schools for each candidate based on the rules outlined.

Each choice made must come along with accommodation type, programme among others. To appreciate the rules, read this very good self-explaining write up  Fresh 2023 BECE School Selection Update Out Plus Key Details

The school list can be downloaded here.

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2023_School_Selection_Register  [FULL IN EXCEL]

Download Here [2023 BECE CSSPS SCHOOL SELECTION FORM]

As part of measures to ensure a smooth placement of qualified BECE candidates for 2023, the  Ghana Education Service/ Technical and Vocational Education and Training Service (GES/TVETS) have put in place the following arrangements for the information of parents/guardians/teachers/candidates and the general public.

A.Grouping of Schools
All second cycle institutions have been grouped into CATEGORIES as follows:
I.  Public Second Cycle Institutions: Four(4) groups namely Categories A, B, C and D.
I. All Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions have been categorised into A, B and C, and added to SHS/ SHTS
B. Updates Added
I. One hundred and thirty nine(139) TVETS institutions previously under various ministries have been added
II. Appendix 1: contains Detailed Technical and Vocational Education and Training Service (TVETS) programmes
III. Appendix 2: contains detailed subjects of the Technical Programmes in the Sec/Tech. institutions
IV. Appendix 3: contains Special Boarding Schools for the Sixth (6th) Choice
V. Appendix 4: contains list of Special Education Division (SPED) Schools
V. Sample choice: Some examples of correct and wrong choice patterns
VI. Some schools have been moved to different Categories (Recategorised)

C.Before Selection of Schools and Programmes
Before making any selection of schools and programmes offered in these schools, parents are advised to note that all schools selected
(1st to 6th) are considered in placement of candidates.

D.Conditions for selection of schools

Candidates with guidance from parents/guardians and school authorities;
a. Must choose Six (6) schools (1st – 6th choices ) in all
b. Must select programmes and accommodation for each selected school
c. Must choose a compulsory day as 6th choice (Catchment Area School) or choose boarding School from the list of schools in Appendix 3
d. Must list  1st – 5th choices in order of preference
e. Candidates who wish to offer purely TVET Programmes must select all six(6) TVETS schools from CATEGORY A, B and C as Day or Boarding
f. Cannot choose more than one (1) School from Category A
g. Cannot select more than two (2) schools from Category B
h. May select five (5) choices from Category C and One (1) from Category D (Day) or Appendix 3 (Special Boarding)

•  PRIVATE SHS and PRIVATE TVET SCHOOLS are not BENEFICIARIES of FREE SHS
Candidates who desire to pursue courses in private schools should make their own arrangements with the Private SHS
or PRIVATE TVET.