SHS Placement: Why students get schools they didn’t choose [Listen]

Senior High School (SHS) beginners can be admitted to universities they did not choose, according to Kwasi Kwarteng, the Education Ministry's spokesperson.

Mr. Kwarteng clarified in an interview with Ekosii Sen on Asempa FM that this happens when prospective students are not accepted into any of their desired schools. For example, in the 2024 choosing process, 13.2% of students did not select certain institutions they had, which raised the placement rate, he said.

“They were recommended schools based on the students’ selections. The system looks out for similar schools with vacancies, but it is not compulsory for you to accept it.

“It is based on criteria such as region, district, courses, and which schools can match their geographical area,” Mr. Kwarteng explained.

Touching on what happens to a student who declines such schools, he explained they still have the opportunity to select a school through the self-placement system.

This clarification follows the qualification of 553,155 candidates who sat for the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for placement.

Out of a total of 563,339 results submitted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), 447,698 (representing 80.93%) were automatically placed in one of their selected schools.

104,918 eligible candidates were unable to be matched with any of their chosen schools and are expected to access the Self-Placement platform

Source: Adomonline