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2022/23 BECE schools selection guidelines out

The Ghana Education Service and the Ghana TVET Service as part of an effort to ensure smooth computer placement of candidates who sat for 2022 BECE has released schools selection guidelines to assist the students in the selection of schools process.

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After ending the 2022 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) on October 21, the Ministry of Education has said the BECE graduates will commence the schools selection process from October 31 to November 18, 2022.

In a statement shared with AcademicWeek, the Education Ministry said it has produced a video explaining the schools selection guidelines for candidates. The schools selection video it said will be played on radio and television stations.

According to the Ministry in charge of Education, the 2022 selection of Senior High Schools guideline video available at freeshs.net will be televised or played to prospective 2022 BECE candidates from October 24, 2022, to October 29.

GES 2022/23 BECE schools selection guidelines

A. Updates Added

Introduction of a cluster of schools: These are similar schools that belong to the same category which candidates may comfortably accept as alternative schools to their initial choices

B. Grouping of Schools

All second-cycle institutions have been grouped as follows:

I. Public second Cycle Institution: Four (4) groups namely Categories ABC and D.

II. Appendix 1: contains detailed technical institutions (TI) programmes

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

IV. Appendix 4: contains Special Boarding schools for the sixth (6th) Choice)

V. Appendix 4: Cluster of schools

VI. Appendix 5: contains a list of Special Education Needs (SEN) schools

VII. Sample Choice: Examples of correct and wrong choices

C. Before the Selection of Schools and Programmes

Before the Selection of Schools and Programmes offered, parents/guardians are advised to note that all schools selected

(1st6th) 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 accommodations 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 indicate ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to accept or decline to opt for a cluster.

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).

A total number of 552,276 candidates representing 276,988 males and 275,288 from 18,501 Junior High Schools registered to participate in the 32nd edition of BECE for School Candidates at 2,023 centres throughout the country.

Started on Monday, October 17, 2022, with Social Studies and Information and Communications Technology (ICT), the 2022 edition of the BECE will end on Friday, October 21, 2022, with French (Essay & Objective).

Source : Academicweek.com

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