SHS placement: Former CSSPS Coordinator attributes challenges to NDC’s change of software, staff

Former CSSPS Coordinator Mark Sasu Mensah has suggested that the current difficulties in this year's Senior High School placement process may be linked to alterations made to the CSSPS system by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) during their administration change. Speaking on Adom TV's Burning Issues, Mr. Mensah pointed out that both the software and personnel responsible for the placement system were replaced after the new administration took over.

According to him, the previous system had reached a high level of efficiency following years of development and operation. "The system we built and ran to become so perfect, the new administration when they came created an entirely new system," he asserted. He further explained that the changes extended beyond the software to include the team operating the placement system.

"The software and the people operating them were all changed," he emphasized. Mr. Mensah believes that the disruption caused by the introduction of a completely new system and personnel could be exacerbating the issues faced by parents and students involved in the placement process. "So the challenges we're facing with the placement could be from this," he concluded.

His remarks come as there is increasing concern over the 2026 CSSPS placement exercise, with reports of parents and students encountering challenges in accessing placement assistance and having their school and programme allocations altered. Some parents have also expressed frustration over long wait times at placement centres to rectify or clarify the placements assigned to their children.