By Dorcas Stephens
Accra, Sept. 23, GNA – A large number of parents and Guardians thronged the Teacher’s Hall in Accra to address their wards’ school placement challenges.
The long queues formed were to address the discrepancies regarding the Senior High School (SHS) and Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) school placement.
Some of the parents who spoke to the Ghana News Agency, said their wards were placed in schools that they did not select as part of the seven-school choice list, whereas, others said their wards were admitted to special schools instead of regular schools.
Mr Smith Amankwah, a parent, said his daughter was placed in a special school but she was not a special student.
“I don’t even know why my daughter is admitted to the school for the deaf because I didn’t even choose it,” he said.
Madam Bernice Asamoah, a parent an a resident of Accra, who arrived at the premises as early as 0400 hours, said her daughter had been admitted to a school that she did not choose in the Oti Region.
“I came here to change the school because I cannot allow my daughter to go to a school that is far from Accra.”
“For me, my ward had a school, a school that I did not choose. I don’t know anyone there, so I chose schools in Accra,” she stressed.
Mr. Eric Asiedu, another parent, said his daughter was placed in a day school in the Central Region.
He added that he came to the centre to change his daughter’s school residence status from day to boarding.
“The school my daughter got is okay for me, I just want to change her residency from day to boarding because she cannot be leaving Accra to the Central Region daily, ” he added.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education has announced the release of school placements for candidates who sat for this year’s 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
Out of the total 603,328 candidates, 590,309 qualified for placement into Senior High Schools (SHS), Senior High Technical Schools (SHTS), and Technical and Vocational Institutions (TVIs).
Out of the number, 483,800 candidates, representing 82 per cent, had been automatically placed, whereas 107,509 candidates could not be matched with their initial school choices due to high demand for certain Category A schools.
The correction of placement of schools is expected to continue for some weeks at the district, regional, and national levels to enable students report to school and begin the academic year soon.
GNA
Edited by Samuel Osei-Frempong