The Ghana Education Service (GES) announces to parents, students, and the general public that the 2024 Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) for Senior High Schools and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Schools (TVET) has gone live today, 29th October 2024.
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Release of 2023 SHS School Placement
This year, out of the 563,339 results received from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), 553,155 candidates qualified for placement. Out of these, 447,698 candidates (80.93%) were automatically placed in one of their preferred schools.
However, 104,918 qualified candidates were not matched with any of their selected schools. Of this group, 73,390 (13.27%) were placed in schools similar to their original choices. These students are given the option to accept or reject the offer. If students reject the recommended school, they can select a new one through the Self-Placement platform.
In total, 521,088 candidates, representing 94.20% of the qualified students, have successfully been placed in schools. Not-placed students are encouraged to use the Self-Placement platform to select a school.
How to Access the CSSPS Placement Portal
To access the placement platform, candidates are to follow the steps below:
- Log onto the site cssps.gov.gh
- Enter the Ten-Digit Index Number and add 24 as the year of completion. (E.g.: 123456789024)
- Tap on submit and wait for placement to show up
- Print your enrolment form, placement slip, and prospectus
CSSPS Self-Placement Module
If a student is not matched with any of his/her choices from the automatic placement system, he/she will be redirected to the Self-Placement Portal. From the portal, select a school by providing the information below:
- Login CSSPS Portal
- Select Available School
- Provide the following details
- Region
- Residential preference
- School
- Programme of choice
- Tap on Submit
- Print the form and visit the school to begin the admission process
Note: Schools Selected on the Self-Placement Portal can be changed as many times as the candidate wishes on the portal until they enroll in a school.
Management of Ghana Education Service wishes to assure all students, especially those who could not be matched with their choices during the automatic placement, parents, and the general public that all schools with vacancies have been uploaded on the portal for students to select from during self-placement without hitches.
The Computerized School Placement is merit-based, so parents are cautioned not to pay money to unscrupulous persons who promise to change their schools.
Heads of ALL Institutions are to begin registration and orientation on 30th October 2024 and commence academic work by 7th November 2024.
School Selection Help Centres
The public is also informed that apart from the National Solution Centre at the GNAT Hall, Adabraka, and the Regional Solution Centres at the various Regional Education Offices, they can also call our helpline on 0308258001 for all concerns.
