2023 SHS Schools Selection Register For BECE Candidates- Download Here

2023 SHS Schools Selection Register For BECE Candidates: The 2023 School section exercise is scheduled to begin on 23rd August and to 4th September 2023. As part of measures to ensure a smooth placement of qualified BECE candidates for 2023, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has put in place the following arrangements for the information of parents/guardians/candidates and the general public.

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Guidelines for Selection of Schools for Placement 2023

A. Grouping of Schools

All second-cycle institutions have been grouped into CATEGORIES as follows:

a. Public Second Cycle Institutions: Four groups namely Categories A, B, C and D
b. I. All Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions have been categorised into A, B and C, and added to SHS/ SHTS.

B. Updates Added

I. One hundred and thirty-nine (139) TVETS institutions previously under various ministries have been added

II. Appendix 1: contains Detailed Technical and Vocational Education and Training Service (TVETS) programmes

III. Appendix 2: contains detailed subjects of the Technical Programmes in the Sec/Tech. institutions

IV. Appendix 3: contains Special Boarding Schools for the Sixth (6th) Choice

V. Appendix 4: contains the list of Special Education Division (SPED) Schools

V. Sample choice: Some examples of correct and wrong choice patterns

VI. Some schools have been moved to different Categories (Recategorised)

C. Before the Selection of Schools and Programmes

Before making any selection of schools and programmes offered in these schools, parents are advised to note that all schools selected (1st to 6th) are considered in the placement of candidates.

D. Conditions for selection of schools

Candidates with guidance from parents/guardians and school authorities;

a. Must choose Six (6) schools (1st – 6th choices ) in all

b. Must select programmes and accommodation for each selected school

c. Must choose a compulsory day as 6th choice (Catchment Area School) or choose boarding School from the list of schools in Appendix 3

d. Must list 1st – 5th choices in order of preference

e. Candidates who wish to offer purely TVET Programmes must select all six(6) TVETS schools from CATEGORY A, B and C as Day or Boarding

f. Cannot choose more than one (1) School from Category A

g. Cannot select more than two (2) schools from Category B

h. May select five (5) choices from Category C and One (1) from Category D (Day) or Appendix 3 (Special Boarding)

i. Candidates must select 5 schools From Appendix 4 for consideration of second placement if they missed out on all their initial 6 school selections (choices). ie. You may select 1 Category A, 2 Category B, and at least 2 in Category C

See the full guidelines here.

PRIVATE SHS and PRIVATE TVET SCHOOLS are not BENEFICIARIES of FREE SHS

Candidates who desire to pursue courses in private schools should make their own arrangements with the Private SHS or PRIVATE TVET.

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