The Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) takes charge and places students into the Secondary school of their choice.
For instance, approximately 90% of Junior High School (JHS) graduates who sat for the just-ended national examination in 2021 are expected to be placed in various public second cycle schools in the country.
However, it is alleged that some officers of the GES and the Ministry of Education have been accused of taking bribes of up to GHS 7,000 bypass the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) and place students into the schools of their choice.
For that matter, The Ghana Education Service, GES, informed the National Investigations Bureau, NIB, to probe allegations of corruption in this year’s Senior High School placement processes.
A letter signed by the Director-General of the GES, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, addressed to the NIB reads; “Management of Ghana Education Service will be grateful if your office could launch a full-scale investigation into these allegations to establish their authenticity or otherwise.”
Additionally, The Ministry of Education has also warned that those who will be found receiving bribes to place prospective first-year Senior High School students in their preferred schools will be made to face the law when caught.
By: Michael Djan
French Tutor and Digital Marketing Blogger/Content Writer and GhanaWeb Professional Reporter/ frencheducationgh.com