MoE makes ‘Date of Birth’ optional to check SHS/TVET placement
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has made the entry of Date of Birth to check second-cycle school placement at the Computerised School Selection and Placement System portal (https://cssps.gov.gh) optional.
This means students who sat for the 2025 BECE can now use only their Index number to check their school placement at the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) portal.
Earlier, students were required to enter both their Index number, adding 25, which indicates the year of examination, and Date of Birth at https:cssps.gov.gh to be able to check their school placement.
But the Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Clement Abas Apaak, in a social media post sighted by Pretertiary.com, said Date of Birth is not a mandatory requirement anymore.
In other news, the Ministry of Education (MoE) says it is working to resolve the downtime issue with the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) portal (https://cssps.gov.gh).
The Education Ministry’s assurance follows concerns raised by the general public, particularly students, expressing worry about the unstable condition of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) portal.
For instance, some students, when logged into their CSSPS dashboard, are welcomed with the notice: “Placement Information. Access your placement and download your placement slip for enrollment. No Automatic placement has been made for you at this time.”
How to check 2025 SHS/TVET placement
1. Visit the CSSPS portal
2. Enter your 10-digit index number, followed by “25” to indicate the year you wrote the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) (for example, 123456789025).
3. Enter your Date of Birth (The Date of Birth you used during registration for the Basic Education Certificate Examination. This is optional)
3. Click on the Sign in button and wait for the placement result to be displayed.
How to do 2025 SHS/TVET self-placement
1. Visit the CSSPS portal
2. If you weren’t placed, you’ll be redirected to the self-placement module after entering your 10-digit index number, adding ’25’, and your Date of Birth at the Computerized School Selection and Placement (CSSPS) Portal
3. Select your preferred region, school, program, and type of accommodation from the available options.
4. Once you’ve selected your preferences, click “Submit” to finalize your placement.
A total of 603,328 candidates, comprising 297,250 males and 306,078 females, from nineteen thousand, five hundred and five (19,505) Junior High Schools (JHSs) entered for the school examination.
This includes seventy-two (72 ) candidates with visual impairment, two hundred and thirty-nine (239) with hearing impairment, and one hundred and sixty-one (161) candidates with other test accommodation needs.
The examination was conducted at two thousand, two hundred and thirty-seven (2,237 ) centres across the country. Out of the total number, two thousand, five hundred and twenty-six (2,526) candidates were absent.
The BECE for Private Candidates recorded a total entry figure of one thousand, three hundred and ninety (1,661) candidates. This was made up of eight hundred and fifty-eight (858) males and eight hundred and three (803 ) females.
Fifteen (15) centres, mostly in the regional capitals, were used for the BECE for Private Candidates. Out of the total number of candidates who entered for the examination, fifty-seven (57) were absent.
