A number of frustrated parents and 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates have camped at the Greater Accra Placement Resolution Centre at GNAT Hall in Accra for three days, seeking solutions to challenges with placement under the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS).

Their challenges include issues ranging from unsuccessful placement and difficulties with school selection to requests to change placements from day to boarding and vice versa.

Some frustrated parents who spoke to the media on Wednesday, September 8, disclosed that, after failing to resolve their concerns in previous days, they had to spend the night at the facility and return at dawn to seek assistance.

According to a parent “I left home as early as 3 a.m. and got here at 4 a.m. The officials started work around 8 a.m. We were asked to write our reasons for changing from day to boarding. After collecting the forms, they told us to wait.I came early today and pleaded with them to attend to us. So I am still waiting”.

Meanwhile, candidates who obtained a grade 9 in English Language and/or Mathematics have been offered the opportunity to choose an available school themselves through the CSSPS.

Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, September 7, Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Clement Apaak, noted that the affected individuals are select schools and programmes with available vacancies through the CSSPS.

“Accordingly, candidates who obtain a score of 9 in either English Language or Mathematics or in both subjects will be allowed to access the self-placement system and select from schools and programmes with available vacancies. The objective is to ensure that no young person is unnecessarily left behind whilst maintaining the integrity of the placement and examination systems,” Dr Apaak said.

As per the provisional results released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for the 2026 WASSCE for school candidates, a total of 74,692 candidates who sat for the exams obtained an F9 in Core Mathematics, representing 14.82 percent of the candidates who wrote the subject.

According to the results, 306,234 candidates, representing 60.75 percent, obtained grades between A1 and C6 in Core Mathematics. This means that while more than half of the candidates obtained credit passes in the subject, a significant number failed to achieve a passing grade.

Core Mathematics recorded the lowest A1-C6 performance among the four core subjects. In comparison, 315,094 candidates, representing 62.40 percent, obtained A1 to C6 in English Language, while 309,605 candidates, representing 62.08 percent, recorded grades between A1 and C6 in Integrated Science.

Social Studies recorded the highest performance, with 393,918 candidates, representing 78.04 percent, obtaining grades from A1 to C6.

Core Mathematics also recorded a high number of F9 grades compared with the other core subjects.

Integrated Science recorded 76,136 F9 grades, representing 15.27 percent, slightly higher than the 14.82 percent recorded in Core Mathematics.

In English Language, 55,940 candidates, representing 11.08 percent, obtained F9, while Social Studies recorded the lowest F9 figure, with 39,416 candidates, representing 7.81 percent.

Meanwhile, WAEC has released the provisional results of the 2026 WASSCE, with a total of 512,862 candidates from 1,022 schools registered for the examination.

The number comprises 225,270 males and 287,592 females, representing an 11.07 per cent increase over the 461,736 candidates who were registered in 2025.

WAEC said the results have been hosted online, with login details to be provided to heads of schools to access the results of their candidates.

Candidates can also check their individual results through the WAEC Ghana website. The Council has meanwhile cautioned candidates and the public against fraudsters who may claim they can upgrade examination results in exchange for money.

WAEC said its results are secured and can be authenticated through its results verification system and QR code.