MoE asked to secure CSSPS website to avoid the case of 2019 hack
Africa Education Watch has advised the Ministry of Education (MoE) to take adequate measures to ensure the Computerized SchoolSelection and Placement System (CSSPS) website is secured from a system breach.
EduWatch’s advice comes after Ghana Education Service in 2019 said CSSPS websites had been hacked, a situation which ended with the majority of parents gathered at the Black Star Square to demand SHS placement for their wards.
Africa Education Watch following the cyber attack has suggested for the Education Ministry to improve the level of security, accessibility, efficiency and effectiveness of the school placement system to ensure a smooth placement.
“It is our expectation that the Education Ministry has increased the security on the CSSPS website and expanded the capacity of same to contain the expectant higher traffic,” Director of EduWatch, Kofi Asare said in a social media post.
In a related development, the official website of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), https://waecgh.org last month was hacked by unknown cyber criminals who replaced the site’s educational content with gambling content.
The non-profit-making organization days after the unfortunate incident released the 2023 provisional Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results of Junior High School students who sat for the national examination.
“The management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) wishes to inform its public that it has released provisional results of candidates who sat for the BECE for both School and Private Candidates, 2023
“The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results of school candidates will be dispatched to their respective Junior High Schools (JHSs) through the Metropolitan/Municipal/District Directors of Education
The results for Private Candidates can be accessed at the Council’s website www.waecgh.org. School candidates who so desire may also access their results online at the Council’s website,” the Examinations Council said in a blog post.
A total of 600,900 prospective candidates, comprising 300,404 males and 300,496 females from 18,993 private and government Junor Hogh Schools entered the 33rd edition of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE)
This figure includes 53 candidates with visual impairment, 366 with hearing impairment and 54 candidates with other special educational needs. The BECE was conducted at 2,137 centres. Out of the total number, 3,366 candidates were absent.
The BECE for Private Candidates recorded a total entry figure of 1,839 candidates representing 942 males and 897 females. Fifteen centres, mostly in the regional capitals, were used for the conduct of the private examination.