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  "id": 7257608,
  "title": "Education Ministry extends 2026 SHS placement exercise by one week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/education-ministry-extends-2026-shs-placement-exercise-by-one-week",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T06:26:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/education-ministry-extends-2026-shs-placement-exercise-by-one-week/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ministry of Education in Ghana has announced an extension to the 2026 Senior High School placement exercise by one week. This decision was made to provide students with outstanding placement issues additional time to secure their preferred schools before the schools reopen on September 18. The extension aims to facilitate students who are undertaking self-placement or seeking changes to their residential status to complete the process before the reopening date.\n\nThe resolution centers across the country will remain open from Monday to Friday to assist students with outstanding cases. According to Hashmin Mohammed, the Press Secretary to the Education Minister, significant progress has already been made in resolving the challenges. Out of the 53,887 self-placement students, 33,726 have successfully self-placed themselves into various schools. Additionally, at the 9,948 resolution centers nationwide, the CSSPS Secretariat has managed to resolve 4,531 cases so far.\n\nMohammed expressed the Ministry's hope to significantly reduce the number of outstanding cases before students report to school on September 18. The resolution centers will continue to operate from Monday to Friday, with the expectation that by the end of the week, the numbers will decrease further. This extension will ensure that students can report to school on time, without any hindrances caused by unresolved placement issues.",
  "summary": "The Ministry of Education has extended the 2026 Senior High School placement exercise by at least one week to give students with outstanding placement issues more time to secure schools before the reopening date.",
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        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Education Ministry extends 2026 SHS placement exercise by one week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/education-ministry-extends-2026-shs-placement-exercise-by-one-week-7279865",
        "published": "2026-09-14T08:49:51.000Z"
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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."
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