Parents in Ashanti region make U-turn on category C, D schools as reporting deadline approaches
The impending reporting deadline for first-year senior high school (SHS) students has heightened anxiety among parents whose wards are yet to secure placement. In Kumasi, the School Placement Resolution Centre enters its fifth day of addressing concerns as first-year students are expected to report to school on September 18. Some parents whose children’s school placements […]
Parents in the Ashanti region of Ghana are making a U-turn on their stance regarding category C and D schools for their children's senior high school (SHS) placements as the reporting deadline approaches. Initially, some parents were seeking changes in placements, believing their children's academic aggregates deserved superior schools.
However, as the deadline nears, these parents are now willing to accept any school their children are placed in, including Category C and D institutions. This shift in attitude is driven by concerns over academic activities already underway in some schools, potential missed work, and the practicalities of long-distance commuting, which include transportation costs and safety risks.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) and the School Placement Resolution Centre in Kumasi have introduced measures to expedite the placement process, including creating a separate queue for parents who have agreed to accept available schools. The Regional Public Relations Officer of the GES, Michael Owusu Baafi, has assured parents that all qualified BECE graduates will be placed and urged them to remain calm.
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