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More than half of the over 53,000 students who initially failed to secure placement through Ghana’s Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) have completed the self-placement process, according to the Ministry of Education.
Hashmin Mohammed, Press Secretary to Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, disclosed that the development had helped reduce pressure on resolution centres, which had earlier been crowded with parents and students seeking assistance with placement challenges.
Speaking on Monday, September 28, 2026, Mohammed said more than 50% of the affected students had successfully taken advantage of the self-placement option.
“We have moved beyond 50% of the over 53,000 students who were given the pathway to do self-placement,” he said.
He added that approximately 97,000 students had so far gained access to secondary education through a combination of automatic placement and self-placement.
“That tells you that we have given opportunity for more Ghanaian students to access secondary education,” Mohammed said.
According to him, the situation at several resolution centres across the country has also improved, with some centres in the Northern, Savannah and North East regions no longer experiencing the large crowds recorded earlier.
He identified the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions as the areas where placement-related concerns remained relatively significant.
Mohammed said officials in the Ashanti Region had also reported a reduction in the number of parents and students visiting the resolution centre compared with the peak period.
However, he noted that he had not yet reviewed the latest figures and was therefore unable to provide the exact number of students who had completed the self-placement process.
The Ministry introduced the self-placement option for students who could not secure automatic placement, allowing them to select from secondary schools with available spaces.