The Deputy National Coordinator of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), Abdul-Rahman Mohammed Demi, has announced that the majority of the placement work has been successfully executed, with an almost 97 percent placement rate for candidates who wrote the B.E.C.E.
Speaking in an interview on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, Mr. Demi clarified that many of the outstanding issues brought forward involve parents and guardians seeking to alter their wards’ school choices.
He stressed that once Senior High School (SHS) placements are finalised by the system, they are generally not subject to change, except in rare instances involving verifiable, genuine errors.
Mr. Demi explained that the establishment of solution centres was necessary specifically to address these genuine administrative mistakes made by parents and students during the initial school selection process.
He cited an example where students residing in a location like Kasoa mistakenly selected a school such as Osu Presec as Day Students.
He noted that the bulk of the cases being handled are not technical failures of the system but rather requests from individuals wanting to have their original, submitted choices modified.
The Deputy Coordinator warned that allowing ad-changes to placements would ultimately create significant logistical challenges for the schools involved.
He confirmed that the resolution centres have been effective, stating, “We have resolved the majority of the issues that were brought to the resolution centres established to deal with the challenges.”
Addressing persistent rumours, Mr. Demi strongly refuted allegations of extortion or bribery involving officials in exchange for placing students in preferred schools.
He acknowledged that any activity involving human interaction is susceptible to such claims.
However, he maintained that for such serious allegations to be acted upon, it is essential to provide substantive evidence.
”Without any evidence, such allegations cannot be substantiated. For now, I can tell you on authority that we do not have any official involved in any form of corruption,” he asserted.
He added that the CSSPS conducted ample sensitisation before the exercise began and urged any individual possessing evidence of alleged corruption to formally present it for investigation.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
