We increased 2023 SHS selection to reduce self-placement – CSSPS

The selection of second-cycle schools by students who sat for the 2023 edition of the BECE for computer school placement this year was increased from the usual five (5) school choices to six (6) to limit the number of students to do self-placement.

An official of the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) in an interview monitored by Thisterm.com said students were made to select an additional 5 schools to the already selected 6 school choices.

“Apart from the 6-second-cycle schools the Junior High School (JHS) students selected, we introduced a cluster system which made them select an additional 5 schools making it 11 Senior High Schools (SHSs),” the CSSPS official stated.

Out of the total number of 598,839 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), the Ghana Education Service (GES) says 585,797 candidates qualified to be placed.

“A total of 477,772 (81.56%) prospective students have automatically been placed in one of their choices. This is a significant improvement compared to last year’s, with over 100,000 more students placed.

However, 108,025 (18.44%) qualified candidates could not be matched with any of their choices. All such students are, therefore to do self-placement to select from available schools,” it said in the release.

How to buy school placement card

1. Visit the Checker Cards website

2. Select the number of cards you want to buy.

3. Click on the “Buy Now” button.

4. Fill in the details by adding your First name, Last name, Phone number and E-mail address.

5. Scroll down and click on “Proceed To Payment”.

6. Select “Pay with Mobile Money” and enter your MoMo number.

7. Click on “Confirm”.

8. Approve payment on your phone by entering your Mobile Money Pin.

How to check school placement

1. Visit the CSSPS portal

2. Click on check placement

3. Enter your Index number

4. Enter your 10 digit E-voucher pin and

5. Enter your 5-digit PIN code

6. Click on Proceed and wait a few minutes for the next window to display your school placement.

How to do self-placement

1. Visit the CSSPS portal

2. Then select the check placement module on the left-hand side

3. Enter your BECE Index Number (eg. 100000000023) and

4. Enter your 10 digit E-voucher pin and

5. Enter your 5-digit PIN code

6. Click on Proceed to be redirected to the self-placement module

When redirected successfully to the Self-placement module, you will be provided with a selection of schools to pick from based on the aggregate or grade you had in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

7. Choose carefully your desired second-cycle school

8. Choose your residential preference (Day/Boarding).

9. Select your programme of choice

10. After doing all the necessary checks, confirm and print. Remember that once you have completed the selection process it can not be undone or changed