The Ghana Education Service (GES) has extended the deadline for the 2025 School Selection process to Wednesday, June 25, 2025, granting Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates additional time to finalize their second cycle school choices.
In an official letter dated June 13, 2025, signed by Mr. Prince C. Agyemang-Duah, Director of the Schools and Instructions Division on behalf of the Acting Director-General, the extension was announced with immediate effect.
The decision follows the inclusion of private Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the selection process for the first time, thereby expanding candidates’ options.
“This extension has become necessary due to the inclusion of private Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the selection process, allowing candidates additional time to make well-informed choices,” the letter clarified.
The GES emphasized that while the window for selection has been extended, all existing guidelines and procedures remain unchanged.
The Service urged students to engage with their teachers, parents, and guardians to ensure thoughtful decision-making about their educational future.
To guide this expanded selection, GES noted it has released a supplementary register of the newly added private second cycle schools, which has been attached to the official correspondence and made available to all relevant stakeholders.
“For your reference, a supplementary register of second cycle schools of the newly added private schools has been attached.”
As part of the implementation, Regional Directors have been directed to swiftly communicate this revised deadline to all Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Directors of Education.
The district heads, in turn, are expected to disseminate the information to the Junior High School head teachers and ensure prompt communication to the final-year students.
The extension is seen as a strategic step toward promoting inclusive access to secondary education, alleviating pressure on candidates, and creating a level playing field across both public and private second cycle institutions.
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