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SHS Placement Dilemma: What is happening at the resolution centres?

Thousands of parents and students are still trooping to SHS placement resolution centres across the country to seek help with problems relating to the...

Gomoa East MP, DCE support 250 brilliant but needy SHS freshers with mattresses, trunks (Photos)

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Gomoa East, Desmond De-Graft Paitoo, together with the District Chief Executive, Margaret Naana Ackom, has supported 250 brilliant...

2026 NSMQ finale: Bawumia sends goodwill message to PRESEC, Augusco and Accra Academy

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has extended his best wishes to the three finalists competing in this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz...

Parents, wards still stranded at GNAT Hall as CSSPS resolution exercise enters day 4

Parents and students seeking to resolve school placement challenges have been left stranded at the Placement Resolution Centre, with some spending hours without receiving...

Awutu Senya West DCE supports public schools with learning materials

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Awutu Senya West in the Central region, Kalala Nyamekye, has supported pupils of Awutu Ahentia and Aberful with...

PRESEC, Augusco and Accra Academy battle for 2026 NSMQ crown today

After weeks of intense competition, the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) reaches its defining moment today, Friday, September 9, 2026, with Presbyterian...

SHS placement: Education Ministry orders action against alleged payment demands in Ashanti Region

The Ministry of Education has directed officials of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Ashanti Region to take steps to stop alleged demands...

2026 NSMQ Final: St Augustine’s gets GH¢110K motivational package from old boys

Old students of St Augustine’s College, known as APSUNIANS, have announced a GH¢110,000 motivational cash package for the school’s team ahead of the grand...

CSSPS deploys more personnel to ease delays at resolution centres

The Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) has deployed additional personnel to some resolution centres across the country following concerns over long queues...

Mahama fully backs Haruna Iddrisu to tackle education sector challenges – Spokesperson

The spokesperson for Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, Hashmin Mohammed, has rejected claims that President John Mahama has left the Minister to deal with challenges...

21 Years of CSSPS: The complaints that never went away

Every year, thousands of Ghanaian households wait anxiously for one message: their child's Senior High School placement. While some families rejoice after the placement,...

Double-track was introduced to manage high demand for popular SHSs, not infrastructure shortage – Adutwum

Former Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has clarified that the introduction of the double-track system in Senior High Schools (SHSs) was primarily intended...

No bribery at Kumasi placement centre – Free SHS Secretariat

The Free Senior High School Secretariat has denied allegations of bribery at the Placement Resolution Centre at the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI). The allegations followed...

UTAG-UG accuses GTEC of threatening academic freedom with faculty recruitment drive

The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG) has accused the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) of overstepping its...

Angel Carbonu makes strong case for boarding facilities at WASS, St. Thomas Aquinas

Former President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has questioned why West Africa Senior High School (WASS) and St Thomas...

Angel Carbonu calls for national standards to guide school infrastructure

Former President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has called for clear and enforceable national standards for schools in Ghana...

‘BECE graduates without SHS placements risk ending up on the streets’ – Angel Carbonu

Former President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has raised serious concerns that more than 54,000 candidates who were not...

GNACOPS calls for review of boarding policy to address recurring school placement crisis

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has called for a review of the country’s approach to boarding education, arguing that the policy...

CSSPS chaos: Parents allege payments to bypass queues at Kumasi resolution centre

Frustration over this year’s Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) is deepening in the Ashanti Region, with parents alleging that money is being...

2026 BECE: Education Ministry clarifies SHS placement for candidates who failed one or two core subjects

The Ministry of Education has clarified that students who failed one or two core subjects in the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have...

Education Ministry cautions public against fake CSSPS placement slips on social media

The Ministry of Education has cautioned students, parents and guardians against relying on fake Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) placement slips being...

University of Ghana extends undergraduate application deadline

The University of Ghana (UG) has extended the deadline for applicants to review and make changes to their undergraduate applications for the 2026/2027 academic...

Parents not directed to buy prospectus items from specific vendors – GES clarifies

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has clarified that it has not sanctioned, instructed or directed parents and students to pay money or purchase prospectus...

Long queue at GNAT Hall as parents, BECE graduates seek SHS placement

Parents and prospective Senior High School (SHS) students are still facing long queues at the GNAT Hall in Accra as they seek solutions to...

Collins Owusu Amankwah accuses Mahama of setting up Haruna Iddrisu over CSSPS crisis

Former Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has accused President John Dramani Mahama of deliberately assigning Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu to...

All 6,300 GES staff recruited in 2024 have been paid – Finance Ministry

The Ministry of Finance says all 6,300 Ghana Education Service (GES) staff recruited in 2024 without financial clearance have been paid their salaries and...

CSSPS 2026: The Joy, tears and struggle behind Ghana’s school placement system

21 years on, Ghana’s school placement system is still testing the patience of parents and studentsAt 10 p.m. on September 4, 2026, thousands of...

It is not our responsibility to change schools – CSSPS tells parents

Officials of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) have told parents seeking to have the senior high school placements of their wards...

GES sets up help desk to resolve outstanding salary arrears for teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has established a dedicated Help Desk at its headquarters to assist teachers with unresolved concerns over outstanding salary arrears. The...

Selection of schools after BECE results a backward approach – Abuakwa South MP

Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has described the government’s decision to allow students to select senior high schools after the...

SHS placement: Why a student with aggregate 14 can get into a school while one with 7 misses out

Thousands of parents and their wards have trooped to the resolution centres across the country since Monday, September 7, 2026, seeking solutions to challenges...

UCC sends important notice to WASSCE students

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has reminded applicants awaiting their 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results that its admission application...

Eduwatch analyst urges urgent review of CSSPS algorithm over placement challenges

Education Research and Policy Analyst, Divine Kpe, has called on the Ministry of Education to urgently review and improve the algorithm underpinning the Computerized...

Former Education Minister proposes measures to ease SHS placement pressure

Former Education Minister and Bosomtwe MP, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has called for a deliberate national strategy to create more high-performing Category A senior...

SHS placement: Why Education Ministry, GES and CSSPS have a lot of work to do – IFEST boss

The Executive Director of the Institute for Education Studies (IFEST), Dr Peter Anti, has called for greater transparency and public education on Ghana’s Senior...

It is a delicate policy – Dr. Adutwum on use of mother tongue as medium of instruction in schools

Former Education Minister and Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has described the use of mother tongue as a language of...

NPP demands school placements for 54,985 BECE candidates, options for 183,233 WASSCE graduates

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is calling on the government to urgently provide concrete educational opportunities for two groups of students it says are...

Over 30K classrooms without teachers – Adutwum says as he questions 7,000 recruitment clearance

Former Education Minister and Bosomtwe MP, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has raised concerns over what he describes as a widening teacher shortage in Ghana’s...

Parents, JHS leavers converge at Kumasi Resolution Centre over SHS placement challenges

Parents and candidates grappling with challenges under the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) have trooped to the resolution centre at KTI Hall...

NPP demands urgent action amidst SHS placement, WASSCE concerns

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the government to urgently find concrete educational opportunities for 54,985 BECE candidates who were not initially...