DistantNews
Support us
🇬🇭 Ghana /Elections & Politics

More Than 50,000 BECE Candidates Who Failed English or Mathematics Get a Second Chance at Placement

From Daily Graphic · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Official statement New plan
  • Ghana has opened self-placement to 53,887 BECE candidates who scored Grade 9 in English Language or Mathematics.
  • The candidates fell outside the standard selection criteria but can now choose senior high schools and programmes through CSSPS.
  • Deputy Education Minister Clement Apaak urged them to use the opportunity to continue their education.

A total of 53,887 Ghanaian candidates who scored Grade 9 in English Language, Mathematics or both have been given another route into senior high school.

The government will allow the candidates to use self-placement under the Computerised School Selection and Placement System. They had fallen outside the criteria for automatic selection, but can now choose senior high schools and programmes for admission.

To candidates who obtained a score of nine in English Language or Mathematics or in both subjects, the government is providing you with an opportunity to participate in the self-placement.

· Dr Clement ApaakGhana’s Deputy Education Minister announced the self-placement opportunity for candidates who fell outside the usual selection criteria.

Deputy Education Minister Dr Clement Apaak announced the opportunity at a press conference in Accra on Monday. “To candidates who obtained a score of nine in English Language or Mathematics or in both subjects, the government is providing you with an opportunity to participate in the self-placement,” he said.

He encouraged the graduates to take advantage of the arrangement and continue their education journey.

We encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity and continue your education journey.

· Dr Clement ApaakApaak urged the affected candidates to use the opportunity to pursue senior high school education.
About this summary

Originally published by Daily Graphic in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

More Stories

From Our Blog