The Ministry of Education has confirmed that 553,155 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates qualified for placement in the 2024 academic year.

According to the Ministry, this number comes from a total of 563,339 results received from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), indicating that 98.19% of candidates are eligible for placement into Senior High Schools and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions.

Of the qualified candidates, 447,698 (80.93%) were automatically placed in one of the schools they selected. An additional 104,918 candidates, while qualified, could not be placed within their selected schools due to limitations. Among this group, 73,390 candidates (13.27% of the total) were offered placements in schools similar to their preferences and have the option to accept or decline the placement.

For candidates who declined this placement or were not matched with any school, the Self-Placement platform is available. This platform allows students to select from schools with available spaces and offers flexibility for candidates to make changes to their school selection until they enrol.

To access their placement status, students are instructed to visit www.cssps.gov.gh or www.cssps.org and enter their ten-digit index number, followed by "24" to denote their year of completion (e.g., 123456789024).