GES malfunctioning school choice verification portal needs to be fixed

Latest Education News Update for BECE 2021 Candidates: GES malfunctioning school choice verification portal needs to be fixed.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) Choice Verification Portal Malfunctioning is not functioning as expected, making it extremely difficult for students and parents to verify the accuracy of their school choice data captured.

The efforts of parents and students to get the toke processed via their Momo accounts have proved very difficult and frustrating.

While some get their Momo accounts debited, others are unable to buy. In some instances, they are told that there is a delay in making the token available.

It is important that these errors and system failures are addressed for better user experience by those visiting the site to verify their school choices other related data.

The Ghana Education Service has indicated that the Choice Verification will end on 22nd February 2022. With the current challenge being faced, there is a high likelihood that, many students will not be able to verify the accuracy of their school choices ahead of the release of the 2021 BECE and the subsequent release of the School placement data.

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has stated that WAEC has promised to release the results by the end of February 2022. With the School Choice Verification expected to end on 22nd February, it is hoped that WAEC will release the match-awaited BECE results to calm the nerves of anxious students and parents who keep asking when exactly the results will be released.

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According to the GES, some 571,894 pupils from more than 18,000 schools registered and took part in the 2021 BECE in November. Out of the total number of registered candidates, 287,605 were males and 284,289 were females. The results are expected to be released followed by the school placements. The GES per its 2021 academic calendar expects BECE graduates to report to school from 4th April 2022 for their Free SHS education as year SHS1 students.