483,800 BECE students secure SHS placement; 107,509 yet to be matched
The Ministry of Education has officially opened the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) portal for students who wrote the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
Out of the 590,000 candidates, 483,800 have been placed into various Senior High Schools across the country.
Deputy Education Minister, Clement Apaak, has encouraged students who were not placed to make use of the self-placement portal to secure schools of their choice.
He assured that solution centres will also be operational to support students facing challenges with the placement process.
“I am happy to announce that the placements were released on September 17, 2025, at 8 pm, and subsequently, we informed all Districts/ Regional directors. Out of this number, 590,309 candidates qualified for placement into Senior High Schools (SHS), Senior High Technical Schools (SHTS), and Technical and Vocational Institutions (TVIs) across the country.
“This is a remarkable milestone that reflects our collective progress in expanding access to secondary education.”
He added, “I am pleased to announce that 483,800 candidates (82%) have been successfully placed. Of this figure, 248,038 are females (51.4%), and 234,783 are males (48.6%). However, 107,509 candidates (18.2%) could not be matched with their initial school choices due to high demand for certain Category A schools.”
He cautioned parents and guardians against paying money to secure school placements and urged them to report any officials who demand such payments.
“Let me reiterate that placement is free. The Ministry of Education and the Minister [Haruna Iddrisu] question all parents and guardians against paying money to any individual, be it a ministry official or a third party, for placement.
“Anyone soliciting payments in exchange for placement must be immediately reported to the nearest police station or the Office of the Special Prosecutor,” he warned.
