Senior High Schools Selection Guidelines for 2023 BECE Candidates – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released Senior High Schools selection guidelines to assist students who sat for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in their selection of schools.
The selection process will begin on August 23, 2023 and end on September 4, 2023.
2023 BECE and Guidelines for Selecting Schools
- Candidates must select Six (6) schools and rank them in order of preference, with the 1st being the most preferred choice.
- Candidates must select programmes and residential status for each choice of school.
- Candidates must select a compulsory day school as the 6th choice within 16km of the JHS attended or choose a boarding school from the list of schools in Appendix 3.
- Candidates must select 5 schools (1 Category A, 2 Category B and at least 2 Category C) from Appendix “4” for a consideration of 2nd placement if they miss out on all their initial six (6) choices.
Restrictions
- BECE candidates cannot choose more than one (1) School from Category A.
- BECE candidates cannot select more than two (2) schools from Category B.
- BECE candidates may select five (5) schools from Category C and One (1) from Category D (Day) or Appendix 3 (Special Boarding).
- Candidates who wish to offer purely TVET Programmes must select all six (6) TVET Institutes from CATEGORY A, B and C as Day or Boarding.
- Candidates who wish to offer programme choice in relation to future job prospects such as Engineers, Physicians, Astronauts etc. must select STEM/Science in all their choices from Categories A, B & C as Day or Boarding.
Candidates and parents must note that it is not compulsory to choose schools from category A especially if your performance does not match the competition for such schools. For instance, if you cannot make 7 to 9 once in the BECE, do not be tempted to choose such schools as your first choice.
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2023 BECE Results
We project that the BECE 2023 Result will be released by November 2023.
A total of 600,714 candidates, comprising 300,323 males and 300,391 females from 18,993 Junior High Schools (JHSs) sat for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) which ended on Friday, August 11, 2023.
With regard to the 2023 BECE for Private Candidates, a total entry figure of 1,743 candidates was recorded. This is made up of 889 males and 854 females. This year’s figure is 5.4% higher than the entry figure of 1,132 for 2022.
Advice to Parents and Guardians
Parents and guardians are advised to take a keen interest in the selection of schools processes to ensure a smooth placement this year.
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It is a very good idea, this days 45% parent aren’t taking part of their worlds school selection also the courses they do at that school and it make most of them go to the school and realise that course they’ve chosen is not what they thought it was and lost interest in that course which leads to their failure of exams so it is good for teachers and parent to explain the courses,what it mean to them before they select it.
Why should management of GES sideline Guidance and Counselling Coordinators at the various District Education Offices in the BECE candidates’ school selection and placement process.
Good one, am now understanding the process, parents we should all go by the rules and I think thingz will be smooth for us. Thanks
What Mr. Datus Akude said is totally true
Are candidates to be forced in selectin schools they don’t want
No, they are to be advised on what is good for them. Forcing candidates to choose a school or a programme without explaining the logic behind it is never the best approach.