The selection of schools by candidates of the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) begins today, October 31, 2022.

National Coordinator of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), Mark Sasu Mensah, made this known in an interview on Peace FM's Kokrokoo show.

Accoridng to him, the selection process will come to an end on November 18, 2022.

He encouraged the candidates to pay key attention to the criteria for the school placement.

Candidates with guidance and assistance from parents/guardians and school authorities must choose six schools (1st – 6th choices ) in all.

In category A, there are 86 schools, which includes Ghana Education Service (GES) schools and TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) schools. A candidate is supposed to choose one school from this category.

In category B, there are 264 schools and a candidate is supposed to select a maximum of two schools. Category C provides 562 schools. The maximum the candidate can select is five.

A candidate must choose a compulsory day as 6th choice (Catchment Area School) or choose boarding School from the list of schools

"You are supposed to select that school that is 16km or 10 miles within your catchment area. You must select that as Day school. There is also the 120 special boarding schools under the catchment area. These are low enrolment schools," he added.

Candidates who wish to offer purely TVET Programmes must select all six TVETS.

Also, candidates must select programmes and accommodation for each selected school.

Mr Mensah entreated candidates to be careful when inputting codes of the programme they wish to study.

"If it is General Arts, put the 501 there. So you know you have chosen the correct one," he added.