Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu on Tuesday engaged parents, guardians and their wards at the CSSPS Resolution Centre at GNAT Hall in Accra during a working visit to assess progress in rectifying placement challenges for students ahead of school reopening for freshers on 18th September. The Minister interacted directly with distressed families, technical officers and Ghana Education Service desk officers to expedite resolution of enrolment anomalies and protocol complaints.
The visit comes at a time when the Computerized School Selection and Placement System centre has been inundated with parents seeking corrections to school allocation, programme mismatches and self placement failures. The Minister emphasized that no qualified student should be left stranded due to system errors, directing officials to work extended hours, clear backlogs and communicate placement updates transparently to reduce anxiety before reopening day.
He assured the public that the Ministry is introducing real time verification, enhanced help desks and stricter supervision of placement protocols to protect merit and eliminate exploitation. According to the Education Ministry, the resolution centre remains operational to receive complaints, validate BECE results and reassign students who were misplaced or unplaced under the current cycle, with priority for vulnerable candidates and those from deprived communities.
In Ghana education management, CSSPS was designed to automate senior high school placement by matching BECE aggregate scores to available vacancies using merit, choice, programme and catchment rules. Under the Free SHS policy, placement determines boarding and day status, academic track and feeder progression, while WASSCE grading later assesses terminal performance. Persistent challenges include system downtime, cut off opacity, protocol allegations and low digital literacy among rural parents, necessitating resolution centres, self placement portals and independent audits to restore confidence.
The Minister reiterated that government will not compromise equity and transparency in second cycle access, pledging to publish school thresholds, audit placement logs and sanction unauthorized admissions. Stakeholders expect that sustained engagement at GNAT Hall and other regional centres will ease pressure on families, ensure that freshers report on 18th September without impediment and rebuild public trust in the computerized selection architecture.
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