The Ministry of Education (MoE) has failed to release the 2025 school placements for BECE graduates as promised. The delay, combined with the absence of official updates, has heightened the anxiety among parents, guardians, and candidates waiting to know their senior high school (SHS) and technical/vocational (TVET) placements.
MoE’s Missed Deadline
According to earlier announcements and press briefings, the MoE stated that the 2025 school placements would be released on 17th September 2025, with all first-year students expected to report to school between 18th and 20th October 2025.
Information gathered by the Ghana Education News portal suggested that the placement portal was scheduled to go live between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm today. Unfortunately, as of the time of filing this report, the portal remained inactive.
Checks on the official Facebook pages of the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) revealed that neither institution had issued any new updates.
Call for Transparency
It would be prudent for the MoE and GES to provide timely communication to the public—especially to anxious parents and BECE graduates—on the reasons for the delay. If the placements are not released within the next 24 hours, the MoE must explain the challenges it faces or clarify why it has been unable to fulfil its scheduled release.
Key Updates Parents and Students Must Note
Not all students will be placed automatically.
Cancelled results mean automatic disqualification from placement.
Candidates who obtained grade 9 in English and/or Mathematics will not be placed.
Students who are not placed automatically will be required to use the self-placement module on the CSSPS portal.
Automatically placed students cannot change their schools or programmes unless they present valid reasons for doing so.
Placement checking is completely free. The MoE has directed parents and guardians to report anyone demanding money for placement services to the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
READ: 2025 School Placement: Reasons why many 2025 BECE graduates will miss 1st and 2nd Choices
As thousands of families continue to wait, the credibility of the school placement system depends on transparency, fairness, and timely updates. The MoE and GES are encouraged to maintain public confidence by keeping stakeholders well-informed throughout the process.
The Ghana Education News portal will continue to keep readers updated with latest information and developing stories on the 2025 school placements.
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THANKS YPU SO MUCH GES AND MOE
THANKS YOU SO MUCH GES AND MOE
Thanks as well.
Why is my brothers school not coming.
Check it now. Placement portal is working
How do we check for school placement.
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