The Ministry of Education has released the 2022 School Selection guidelines and New Features released for Candidates and Parents. 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 from Monday, 24th October 2022 to 29th October 2022.
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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.
As part of measures to ensure a smooth placement of qualified BECE, THE Ghana Education Service and the Ghana TVET Service (GTVETS) have put in place the following arrangements for the information of parents/guardians/candidates and the general public.
SCHOOL SELECTION FORM FOR 2022 BECE CANDIDATES
What Are The New Features in the 2022 School Selection Guidelines?
A. Updates Added
Introduction of cluster of 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 is not placed in the category A school, he will miss the opportunity to be considered for placement in other schools that have vacancies in that category.
B. Grouping of Schools
All second-cycle institutions have been grouped as follows:
I. Public second Cycle Institution: Four (4) groups namely Categories A, B, C and D.
II. Appendix 1: contains detailed technical institutions(TI) programmes
III. Appendix 2: contains detailed subjects of the Technical Programmes in the Sec/Tech. institutions
IV. Appendix 4: contains Special Boarding schools for the sixth (6th) Choice)
V. Appendix 4: Cluster of schools
VI. Appendix 5: contains list of Special Education Need (SEN) schools
VII. Sample Choice: Examples of correct and wrong choices
C. Before the Selection of Schools and Programmes
Before the Selection of Schools and Programmes offered, parents/guardians are advised to note that all schools selected
(1st-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 accommodations for each selected school.
c) Must choose a compulsory day as 6th choice (Catchment Area School) or choose boarding school from the list schools in Appendix 3
d) Must indicate ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to accept or decline to opt for a cluster.
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)
Read: 2022 BECE Candidates School Selection Date Out
2022 BECE School Selection Facts To Know Before Making Choices –READ
2022 School Selection Form: Download Here
How Private BECE Candidates will select their schools
Private BECE candidates will not use the same procedure for choosing their schools during the school selection phase. Instead, they will visit www.waecinternetsolution.org to do the school selection.
Candidates who are foreign students will also be required to purchase a Foreign Students Application Form online. This form will then have to be filled and submitted to the CSSPS/FreeSHS/TVET Secretariat. The date for this process is yet to be made public.
WATCH THE FULL SCHOOL SELECTION VIDEO HERE