Number Of Students Expected To Be Placed In SHS This Year Revealed

Number Of Students Expected To Be Placed In SHS This Year Revealed

The Ghana Education Service has given an update on its preparations towards the release of the 2023 senior high school placement for 2022 BECE graduates.

According to GES, all is set for the release of the school placement. Parents and prospective SHS 1 students who may not be able to visit any of GES’ solution or help centers may choose to give them a call(contact to be made available soon).

Ghana education Service has assured the general public that this years school placement will be smooth and easier for students. All staff have been trained to assist persons who may find difficulties.

What to do after checking 2023 School Placement

Without the placements, students can not be posted to their various senior high schools. It is also a point of anxiety since several candidates are expecting particular schools, depending on the grades which they have already checked

A total of 552,288 candidates made up of 276,999 males and 275,289 females are expected to be placed in the numerous senior high schools and TVET institutions in the country.

This includes 65 candidates with visual impairment, 427 with hearing impairment and 54 candidates with other test accommodation needs.

However, due to Examination Malpractices during the 2022 BECE, some students may find it difficult to enter SHS this year unless things are being sort out. They include the following categories:

1. Cancellation of the Subject Results of 416 school candidates and 3 private candidates for the offence of either bringing foreign materials into the examination hall or colluding with other candidates;

2. Withholding of Subject Results of 38 school candidates pending conclusion of investigations into various cases of alleged examination malpractice;

3. Cancellation of the Entire Results of 73 school candidates and 2 private candidates for the offence of bringing mobile phones into the examination hall;

4. Withholding of the Entire Results of 11 school candidates pending conclusion of investigations into various cases of alleged examination malpractice.

Meanwhile, the scripts of candidates from 40 schools in certain subjects are undergoing scrutiny.
The withheld results of candidates may be cancelled or released based on the outcome of investigations.