90% of SHS placement challenges addressed

The Resolution Centre set up by the Ministry of Education to address challenges of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates who have issues with their senior high school (SHS) placement has so far resolved 90 per cent of complaints brought to it.

The Deputy Coordinator of the Free SHS Secretariat, Nana Afrah Sika Mensah told Graphic Online's Emmanuel Bonney that the issues solved included placing candidates who were earlier not placed in school and change of school.

She said this on Monday during an interaction with Graphic Online at the National Resolution Centre set up at the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) Hall in Accra.

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Parents and their children began visiting the SHS placement National Resolution Centre last Monday to seek immediate help in connection with this year’s SHS placement exercise.

Their concerns included self-placement, change of school, change of status from day to boarding and vice-versa, and change of programme.

At the crowded centre, officers from the Free SHS Secretariat are on hand to attend to parents and guardians and address their issues amicably.

There is also a police presence to ensure peace and order.

As part of their daily schedule, personnel from the Free SHS Secretariat assist parents and their children on what to do to get their issues resolved.

Nana Mensah said the placement exercise at the resolution centre had so far been smooth and commended the cooperation of parents and candidates to get their problems addressed.

“So, I think, so far so good. The exercise has been good. The total number of issues that were brought we have solved like 90% of them,” she emphasized, adding that apart from the team at the centre, there were other staff members at the secretariat that was working to address whatever issue that was brought to it.

Over the weekend, for instance, she more of the problems brought to their attention was resolved and that “we make sure that all issues brought here will be addressed accordingly.”

Nana also mentioned gender issue, non-placement and residential status and the rest and that all those issues had been worked on.

She asked parents and candidates to be patient and rest assured that no candidate would be left out and everybody would be placed.