The Ghana Education Service, GES has announced the Opening of the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) portal for the BECE 2021 candidates.
According to GES in a recent announcement, the Opening of School Selection Portal for BECE 2021 Candidates will commence on December 20, 2021 and continue till 2nd January, 2022.
It was stated that the School Selection Portal would be opened by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for both BECE 2021 School and Private Candidates to enable them select their schools online for the 2021/2022 placement.
In order for this exercise to be undertaken quickly and efficiently, Metro/Municipal/District Directors of Education are requested by GES to form teams of IT Teachers/Data Entry Officers to support the Examination Coordinators do the entries of the candidates’ choices. This will help avoid errors in the entries from the schools.
According to the announcement, the Education Service said that all Regional Directors are kindly requested to communicate the information to the various Metro or Municipal or District Directors of Education to ensure a successful completion of the exercise.
Kindly find below the Statement from GES;
GES Opening of School Selection Portal for BECE 2021 Candidates
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About the Ghana Education Service
The Ghana Education Service (GES) was established, as part of the Public Service of Ghana, in 1974 by NRCD 247 and was subsequently amended by NRCD 252, 357 and SMCD 63. Under the forth Republican Constitution of Ghana, these earlier legislations have been amended by Acts of Parliament, including Act 506 (1994) and Act 778 (2008). The GES is governed by a fifteen-member Council called the GES Council.
Mandate of GES
GES is responsible for the implementation of approved national pre-tertiary educational policies and programs to ensure that all Ghanaian children of school-going age irrespective of tribe, gender, disability, religious and political affiliations are provided with inclusive and equitable quality formal education.
There are four (4) main programmes under the GES and these are:
- Pre-tertiary education management including Headquarters Divisions, Regional and District directorates
- Basic Education, comprising Kindergarten, Primary and Junior High Schools
- Secondary Education comprising Senior high School (SHS) and Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET)
- Special and Inclusive Education
