The Ministry of Education (MoE), under the administration of President John Dramani Mahama, is expected to make the checking of Senior High School (SHS) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) placement results free for candidates who sat for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
This anticipated policy shift follows a recent redesign of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) portal, which now allows students to check their placement using only their BECE index number and date of birth—eliminating the need for a voucher code or PIN purchase.
Instructions published on the official CSSPS portal confirm the simplified process:
“Enter your 10-digit Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) index number, followed by the last 2 digits of the year of examination.
For example, 100000000025 for the year 2025. Enter the Date of Birth used during registration.”
If implemented, this would mark a significant step toward equitable access, removing the financial barrier previously posed by the requirement to purchase placement checker cards.
The CSSPS platform is designed to match junior high school graduates with second-cycle institutions based on academic performance, program preferences, and available vacancies.
The move to make placement checking free aligns with broader efforts to streamline educational access and reduce costs for families.
This development mirrors a similar initiative introduced in 2024 under the Akufo-Addo administration, which waived fees for placement result checking for that academic year.
The Ministry of Education emphasised that such reforms are part of a long-term commitment to transparency and inclusivity in Ghana’s education system.
Meanwhile, advocacy group CUTS International, Accra, has renewed calls for the permanent removal of placement checking fees, arguing that the cost undermines the very purpose of automation.
“The placement system was introduced to improve transparency and reduce costs compared to the old manual process. Yet today, students still have to pay just to find out which school they have been placed in. This defeats the very purpose of automation,” the organization stated.
Stakeholders and education advocates continue to monitor the rollout of the new system, hopeful that the Ministry’s reforms will ease the transition for BECE graduates entering the 2025/2026 academic year.
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