'How did we get here?' - MzGee reacts to BECE aggregates 28, 39, 45
Media personality MzGee has expressed surprise after hearing the BECE aggregates being mentioned by some students and parents during Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu’s visit to the National Resolution Centre for the Senior High School placement exercise.
Reacting to footage from the minister’s interaction with students and parents at the centre, MzGee questioned whether the figures being mentioned were becoming a reflection of the current state of academic performance.
“Eeeiii!!! Just watching the Education Minister tour the School Placement Center and the aggregate these students and parents are mentioning paa! Ah, how did we get here or ebi normal? 28,33,39,45?” she wrote in a Facebook post.
Her reaction comes amid ongoing concerns surrounding the 2026/2027 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), following the release of placement results and complaints from parents and candidates seeking changes to their placements.
During the minister’s interaction at the centre, some students were heard mentioning aggregates including 28, 33, 39 and 45 when asked about their BECE results.
Under Ghana’s BECE grading system, candidates’ aggregates are calculated from their grades, with lower aggregate scores representing better performance. An aggregate of 6 is the best possible aggregate.
The figures mentioned by the students therefore drew attention, particularly because aggregates in the 20s, 30s and 40s are considerably higher than the scores traditionally associated with the strongest BECE performances.
MzGee’s comments, however, come against the backdrop of a wider placement challenge affecting thousands of students and parents, rather than being solely an issue of examination performance.
The Ghana News Agency reported that the Ministry of Education has assured students and parents that outstanding placement concerns will be addressed before schools reopen. The Minister gave the assurance after visiting the National Resolution Centre in Accra to assess the difficulties being experienced by candidates and their families.
The 2026/2027 placement exercise has generated complaints involving school choices, day or boarding status, programmes of study and placements far from candidates’ homes.
According to the Ghana Education Service, more than 300,000 candidates sought admission to about 94 Category A schools, which had declared approximately 76,000 vacancies, contributing to intense competition for some of the most sought-after schools.
A recent report by the Daily Graphic also documented long queues and large numbers of parents and candidates visiting the resolution centre to seek changes to their placements.
MzGee’s brief reaction has consequently drawn attention online, with her “28, 33, 39, 45?” question focusing attention on the academic aggregates being presented by some candidates during the placement process.
The broader issue, however, extends beyond the figures themselves, as the current placement exercise continues to raise questions around examination performance, school preferences, competition for places and the challenges families face in securing placements for their wards.
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