Category A and B senior high schools have no spaces left – Education Ministry
Parents seeking to move their children to Category A or B schools have been told there are no vacancies, as officials struggle to manage growing crowds at Ghana’s placement resolution centre in Accra.
The Ministry of Education says Category A and B senior high schools are full, leaving no available spaces for candidates seeking placement changes to schools in those groups.
Ministry spokesperson Hashmin Mohammed disclosed this as growing numbers of parents and candidates gathered at the GNAT Hall in Accra to resolve concerns over senior high school placements.
The crowd increased significantly on the second day of the placement resolution exercise, with families seeking changes to schools, academic programmes and residential status.
Mr Mohammed said candidates requesting transfers to Category A and B schools could not be accommodated because those institutions had already reached their available capacity.
His comments could disappoint families hoping to secure places in some of the country’s most sought-after schools through the resolution process.
The Ministry has not provided figures showing how many Category A and B schools are full, the number of placement-change requests received or how many cases have been resolved since the exercise began.
Officials are, however, working to increase the number of personnel handling complaints at the GNAT Hall as they seek to reduce delays caused by the large turnout.
The centre has continued to record heavy crowds, with parents and candidates waiting for officials to address difficulties arising from their placements.
The cases include requests to change the school assigned to a candidate, switch an academic programme or alter residential status between boarding and day.
It remains unclear whether additional resolution centres will be opened or how long the current physical exercise will continue.
The Ministry says it is considering moving the placement resolution process online in future to reduce pressure on physical centres.
Such a system could allow families to submit complaints and requests remotely instead of travelling to Accra and waiting in long queues. The Ministry has not said when the digital service could be introduced or how it would operate.
For now, parents and candidates seeking changes must work within the remaining capacity across the school system, with the Ministry making clear that Category A and B institutions have no spaces available.
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