Deputy Education Minister Dr Clement Apaak on Friday visited the Senior High School (SHS) and Technical, Vocational and Educational Training (TVET) National Resolution Centre to familiarise himself with proceedings at the place.
Following interactions with officials at the centre, the deputy minister addressed the assembly of parents, guardians, and wards who had come to self-place.
He assured them of the government’s commitment to resolving all outstanding issues before senior high schools and TVET institutions welcome first-year students in October.
Although he admitted prevailing frustrations, he urged parents to remain calm and cooperative.
“We acknowledge that not everyone has been placed in his or her school of choice, but we commit to doing our best to ensure that every child is placed.
“By the time our wards are expected to report, which is around this time next month, the 18th of October, many of these issues, if not all, will be resolved,” he noted.
The Deputy Minister reaffirmed the government’s commitment to fairness in the Free SHS policy, emphasising, “We will do our best to serve you. We are here to serve, and we will do our best for all of you.”
Resolution centres have been established nationwide to handle placement concerns and assist parents seeking redress.
Meanwhile, within a few hours of the self-placement system going live, over 30,000 candidates have found slots for themselves in some senior high schools nationwide.
It comes after the deputy minister himself announced during a press briefing earlier this week that over 480,800 candidates had been successfully placed into senior high schools through the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS).
The figure represents 82 per cent of the qualified candidates who have secured ‘automatic’ placements in senior high schools, senior high technical schools, and technical and vocational institutions.
Thousands more could not secure their first choices and have been encouraged to self-place.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
