Parents, students converge on Kumasi Resolution Centre over SHS placement challenges

Parents and students have descended on the Kumasi Resolution Centre at KTI Hall in an effort to resolve issues surrounding the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS). The centre has been inundated with visitors, with some parents reporting that their children's placements are still pending, while others claim they were assigned schools they did not choose. The approaching deadline for the reporting of newly placed Senior High School students has left many anxious, as schools reopen on September 18.

One parent, who traveled from Obuasi, expressed frustration at the center, stating that they and others were asked to wait for numbers before their concerns could be addressed. After waiting for a considerable time, they were told to return on Friday, as the available numbers had been exhausted. The parent also complained that none of the schools their child was selected for were granted, with their child instead being assigned to a school they had not chosen.

This repeated journey to the center has caused additional inconvenience and financial strain for parents.

Another parent, visibly distressed, said she has been unable to sleep due to her child's pending placement. Despite being assigned to a technical school, the placement remains pending, and she has made multiple early morning trips to the resolution center, only to return without a clear solution. The parent appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) for urgent intervention, stressing that parents also have jobs and responsibilities that cannot be abandoned.

The uncertainty is making it difficult for families to prepare for their children's admission, particularly with the academic year starting soon.