Also known as: CSSPS · National Resolution Centre for the Computerised School Selection and Placement System · Resolution Centre · 2026 Computerised School Selection and Placement System · Computerised School Selection and Placement Resolution Centre
Ghana's system for assigning secondary school placements to qualifying students, facing 2026 challenges including resolution centre delays and fraud allegations.
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… Guidelines Per the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) guidelines issued on August 3, 2026, candidates who sat this year’s BECE would be allowed to select a maximum of two Category A schools for placement into SHSs and technical and vocational education and …
New SHS Selection Guidelines: 620,000 students complete School choices as process ends FridayJoy Online
The Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) Secretariat says it has established call centres and resolution centres across the country to address placement-related concerns ahead of the reopening of senior high schools, with officials assuring parents that ther …
CSSPS establishes call centres, resolution centres for SHS placement concernsJoy Online
The Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) Secretariat Coordinator, Sherif Sulemana, says the introduction of a “results first before placement” approach will help reduce the intense competition for Category A Senior High Schools and allow candidates to make m …
Result first before SHS placement model to reduce pressure on Category A schools – CSSPSJoy Online
… Announcing the changes ahead of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), Director-General Professor Ernest Kofi Davis said the adjustment forms part of broader measures to improve the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) and ensure smoother p …
2026 BECE: Candidates to select two Category A schools under new placement reformsThe Nakpayili E-Block in Nanumba South District, Northern Region, has become operational nearly a decade after completion and admitted its first batch of about 650 students. The facility, completed in 2017–2018 but left unused until now, has been connected to electricity and water and added to the Computerised School Selection and Placement System.
3 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Nakpayili E-Block in Nanumba South District, Northern Region, has become operational nearly a decade after completion and admitted its first batch of about 650 students. The facility, completed in 2017–2018 but left unused until now, has been connected to electricity and water and added to the Computerised School Selection and Placement System.
3 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) Resolution Centre has resolved 30,781 of 37,117 placement issues, with the remaining 6,936 cases dominated by students seeking to change from day to boarding status after being placed. According to the Press Secretary to the Minister of Education, many students strategically selected day placements to increase their chances of admission, then later requested to switch to boarding.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Four people, including a physician assistant in Kumasi, have been arrested over alleged involvement in attempts to manipulate Ghana's Computerised School Selection and Placement System. The arrests follow investigations into alleged bribes and offers to secure senior high school placements for the 2026 intake.
25 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Parents and students in the Ashanti Region continue to visit the KTI Hall, the centre for resolving issues with the Computerised School Selection and Placement System, with over 200 queuing on Tuesday. Many express frustration over delays in processing corrections from previous visits, with some children still at home while others have started school.
22 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Of 604,567 BECE candidates who qualified for placement in 2026, 527,932 secured automatic placements, leaving 76,635 without—despite 859,828 vacancies across institutions. The mismatch stems from demand concentration: over 313,000 candidates listed Category A schools as first choice despite only 76,000 available spots, while Category C schools had more than 468,000 vacancies.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Alan Kyerematen, leader of the United Party, expressed concern over ongoing difficulties with Ghana's Computerised School Selection and Placement System, saying parents who sacrificed to support their children through Junior High School face barriers to securing preferred school placements despite good grades, and are charged high fees to change placements.
18 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The government is considering extending the September 18 reporting date for Form One students if challenges with the Computerised School Selection and Placement System are not resolved by the end of the week, following a one-week extension of the placement resolution period.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu visited the National Resolution Centre to assess challenges in Senior High School placement, assuring that outstanding issues will be resolved before schools reopen. The Ministry also plans a comprehensive review of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) following calls for greater transparency by the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Education Minister has hinted at a possible extension of the reporting deadline for newly placed Form One students as the Computerised School Selection and Placement System continues to experience challenges. Parents and students have been seeking assistance at the Greater Accra Placement Resolution Centre with unresolved concerns including school distance, day-versus-boarding placements, and course dissatisfaction.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Catholic Bishops' Conference has called for an independent review of the Senior High School placement exercise, citing allegations of bribery, unfair admissions, and protocol arrangements that undermine public confidence. The Conference noted that of 604,567 candidates who qualified, only 527,932 were placed, and expressed concern about unsuitable placements including cases where students were assigned to distant day schools.
16 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana's Senior High School placement process has again caused widespread worry and delays, with parents and students queuing at resolution centres in Accra and elsewhere seeking assistance with placements into secondary and vocational institutions.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ministry of Education will establish a Technical Working Committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) after the current placement exercise, following a call by the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference for greater transparency and accountability. The review will examine various components of the system, identify areas for improvement, and recommend measures to make it more transparent and accountable.
15 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ministry of Education has called on parents, guardians, and the public to report anyone demanding money for school placements through the Computerised School Selection and Placement System, reiterating that placement is based on merit and requires no payments to officials.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Education Ministry will establish a technical committee to review the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) after the Catholic Bishops' Conference called for an independent probe into alleged corruption and payment demands related to school placements.
15 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Ministry of Education has extended the Computerised School Selection and Placement System resolution centres to Friday, September 18, to resolve outstanding placement cases before students report to school. So far, 33,726 students have secured placement out of 53,887 initially placed under self-placement, and 4,531 cases have been resolved out of 9,948 received at resolution centres nationwide.
15 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Ghana Education Service says pressure over this year's Senior High School placement is concentrated in Accra and Ashanti and does not reflect a nationwide crisis. According to the GES, 527,000 automatic placements and 53,000 self-placements combined represent 93–95% of students placed, with the remaining 5% constituting the margin of error rather than evidence of systemic failure.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Parents in Kumasi whose children lack senior high school placement say they will accept placement in any school, including Category C or D options, as the September 18 reporting deadline approaches and academic activities have begun in some institutions. They are urging authorities to consider boarding status for students given long-distance placements and transportation costs.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has acknowledged shortcomings in this year's Computerised School Selection and Placement System but disputed characterising the process as a failure, attributing the crisis to infrastructure that failed to keep pace with Free SHS expansion. According to the minister, roughly 604,000 students are in the placement system, of which 527,000 (about 87 per cent) have been placed.
14 September 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's Education Ministry has extended the 2026 Senior High School placement exercise by one week to allow students with outstanding placement issues to secure schools before the September 18 reopening. As of the extension announcement, 33,726 of 53,887 self-placement-eligible students had secured placement, and the CSSPS Secretariat had resolved 4,531 of 9,948 reported cases at resolution centres.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu says the previous NPP administration's Free Senior High School policy expanded access to secondary education but failed to provide adequate infrastructure to accommodate the resulting increase in student numbers, creating pressure on senior high schools and contributing to the current SHS placement crisis.
13 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service Dr Kwabena Bempah Tandoh attributed difficulties in the 2026 SHS placement exercise to changes made to the established placement model, including alterations to student selection, eligibility requirements, and the number of Category A schools candidates could choose. The placement controversy involves approximately 55,000 candidates.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Adutwum's spokesperson challenges Education Minister Iddrisu's assertion that he inherited the CSSPS, contending that the current application (COLDSIS) was introduced under the Mahama administration in 2025, not inherited, and that the government must therefore own both its successes and failures.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Of 604,567 BECE candidates who qualified for placement in 2026, 527,932 (87.32%) were automatically placed into senior high schools, the highest rate since at least 2021, up from 81.96% in 2025. The proportion of candidates requiring self-placement has declined from 33.77% in 2021 to 8.91% as of mid-September 2026.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Former GES Deputy Director-General Dr Kwabena Bempah Tandoh criticised the decision to allow students to select two Category A schools in the 2026 SHS placement exercise, arguing that the policy significantly increased demand for schools with already limited places, contributing to placement difficulties.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu disclosed that between 313,000 and 328,000 students applied for Category A Senior High Schools despite only about 76,000 available places, with 55,000 students left without placements. He noted that 527,000 of 604,000 students on the placement system have been placed, representing about 87 per cent, and that vacancies remain across the system though not necessarily in schools students prefer.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has acknowledged challenges with this year's Senior High School placement process. Of about 604,000 students in the placement system, 527,000 (87 per cent) have been placed, though available vacancies remain concentrated in less-preferred schools.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A parent whose daughter obtained an aggregate 9 in the Basic Education Certificate Examination remains without Senior High School placement through the computerised system and says the uncertainty pushed him to consider paying GH¢10,000 to secure admission privately, though he was allegedly asked for GH¢15,000 instead.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Headmaster of Mansoman Senior High School says the school initially had more than 600 students placed but numbers are dropping as students and parents change placements to other schools, leaving some institutions with vacancies despite adequate facilities and teachers.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Education Minister announced plans to upgrade 20 Category B Senior High Schools to Category A status and construct 10 new model Category A schools, bringing the total target to 30 institutions. The move aims to ease pressure on school placement amid high demand, with 328,000 students selecting Category A schools against only 76,000 available vacancies in 2026.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Senior high school heads in the Ashanti Region are camping at the Kumasi CSSPS Resolution Centre to recruit students after a mass exodus of first-year students who were initially placed in their schools through the computerised placement system. Most transferred students believe their grades qualify them for higher-ranked schools.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →