GES gives ‘new’ call number to report school placement issue

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a new school placement call number for students and the public who may encounter a problem in the computerised school placement to report their challenges for immediate redress.

In a social media post sighted by AcademicWeek, GES said the introduction of the new placement issue call number 030 825 8001 is to replace the recent 030 298 7654, it communicated as the call centre number to report issues.

An official of the Ghana Education Service on condition of anonymity told AcademicWeek that the announcement of the new school placement call number is due to a technical challenge his outfit experienced with the old number.

How to check 2023 school placement at cssps.gov.gh

1. Visit the school placement portal

2. Click on check placement

3. Enter your Index number

4. Enter your 10 digit E-voucher pin and

5. Enter your 5 digit pin code

6. Click on proceed and wait a few minutes for the next window to display your school placement.

How to do self-placement at cssps.gov.gh

1. Visit the computer school placement portal

2. Then select the check placement module on the left-hand side

3. Enter your BECE Index Number (eg. 100000000022) and

4. Enter your 10 digit E-voucher pin and

5. Enter your 5 digit pin code

6. Click on Proceed to be redirected to the self-placement module

When redirected successfully to the Self-placement module, you will be provided with a selection of schools to pick from based on the aggregate or grade you had in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

7. Choose carefully your desired second cycle school

8. Choose your residential preference (Day/Boarding).

9. Select your programme of choice

10. After doing all the necessary checks, confirm and print. Remember that once you have completed the selection process it can not be undone or changed