GES starts process for BECE computer ‘SHS/SHTS/TVET’ placement
Ghana Education Service following the release of the results of Junior High School students who sat for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination says it has begun preparations to place the students into various second-cycle schools (SHS/SHTS/TVET)
A few hours after the West African Examinations Council released the 2023 BECE results, the Service in a post sighted by Thisterm.com said “Preparations for the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) begins.”
A strategy that would fast-track the computer Senior High School placement according to GES had been implemented to ensure the 2023 BECE graduates report to their various placed second cycle schools on December 4, 2023.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic, Eric Nkansah, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service said the December 4, 2023 reporting date for the first-year students is plausible amid the computer school placement strategy.
Commenting on the 2023/2024 Senior High School academic calendar for the BECE graduates, he said the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Dr Eric Nkansah, assured that everything would go on smoothly as scheduled.
Per the transitional calendar for double-track students, Form One students will be in school from December 4, 2023, to March 5, 2024. They will, however, return to school on May 13, 2024, until July 9, 2024.
They are due to go on break again on July 10, 2024, and reopen on September 3 up to November 15, 2024, when the academic year ends.
On the other hand, single-track students will report to school from December 4 until March 15, 2024, and go on vacation from March 16, 2024, to May 2, 2024. The second semester will begin on May 3, 2024, until August 28, 2024, when the academic calendar will end.
A total of 600,714 candidates, comprising 300,323 boys and 300,391 girls from 18,993 Junior High Schools participated in the 2023 BECE for School Candidates which began on Monday, August 7, 2023, to Friday, August 11, 2023.
About 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.
The 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School Candidates was held at 2,137 examination centres across the country, while 15 centres mainly in the regional capitals were used for the BECE for Private candidates.
To ensure the smooth and successful conduct of the 2023 BECE for School and Private, A total of 2,137 supervisors, 2,000 supervisors and 21,027 invigilators were tasked to oversee the administration of the national examination.