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  "id": 3081944,
  "title": "GES opens WAEC portal for 2026 school placement data submission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/ges-opens-waec-portal-for-2026-school-placement-data-submission",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T17:56:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/ges-opens-waec-portal-for-2026-school-placement-data-submission/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) portal for the online capturing and uploading of candidates’ school selection data for the 2026 placement exercise will open from Monday, August 24 to Thursday, August 27, 2026.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "GES opens WAEC portal for 2026 school placement data",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/ges-opens-waec-portal-for-2026-school-placement-data",
        "published": "2026-08-24T18:30:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}