91% qualified students get senior high school placement

A total of 492,437 students, representing 91 per cent out of 538,399 candidates who qualified for placement, have been successfully placed in Senior High and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Schools of their choice.

The press secretary to the Education Minister, Felix A. Baidoo, who disclosed this to the media, explained that the 119,716 candidates were those who used the self-placement system for the selection of the schools of their choice.

He was upbeat that the remaining nine per cent left would go through the process successfully.

He praised the personnel of the National Resolution Centre for the swift handling of challenges brought to their attention.

Commendation

Mr Baidoo also eulogized the Education Minister for the prudent measures put in place to ensure that anxious parents and their wards do not waste much time at the Resolution Centres.

He added that, as an institution that is human-centred, there was no way it would not come across challenges, but the swiftness with which the Minister strategized to curb the challenges was worthy of commending.

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) released the BECE results on January 25, 2023. According to WAEC, out of the 547,329 registered candidates, 538,399 candidates qualified to be placed.

A total of 372,780, representing 69.24 per cent of the qualified students, were automatically placed in one of their choices.