Accra: A large number of parents and guardians gathered at the Teacher's Hall in Accra to address challenges related to their wards' school placements. The long queues were formed to tackle discrepancies in the Senior High School (SHS) and Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) school placements.

According to Ghana News Agency, some parents reported that their wards were assigned to schools they did not select as part of their seven-school choice list, while others found their wards admitted to special schools instead of regular ones. Mr. Smith Amankwah, a parent, expressed confusion over his daughter's placement in a special school, stating that she was not a special student. He remarked, "I don't even know why my daughter is admitted to the school for the deaf because I didn't even choose it."

Another parent, Madam Bernice Asamoah, who resides in Accra, arrived early at the venue to resolve an issue where her daughter was placed in a school she did not choose in the Oti Region. She explained, "I came here to change the school because I cannot allow my daughter to go to a school that is far from Accra." Emphasizing her concern, she added, "For me, my ward had a school, a school that I did not choose. I don't know anyone there, so I chose schools in Accra."

Mr. Eric Asiedu, another concerned parent, stated that his daughter was placed in a day school in the Central Region. He sought to change his daughter's school residence status from day to boarding, explaining, "The school my daughter got is okay for me, I just want to change her residency from day to boarding because she cannot be leaving Accra to the Central Region daily."

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education announced the release of school placements for candidates who took this year's 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Out of 603,328 candidates, 590,309 qualified for placement into Senior High Schools (SHS), Senior High Technical Schools (SHTS), and Technical and Vocational Institutions (TVIs). Of these, 483,800 candidates, representing 82 percent, were automatically placed, while 107,509 candidates could not be matched with their initial school choices due to high demand for certain Category A schools. The correction of school placements is expected to continue for some weeks at the district, regional, and national levels to enable students to report to school and begin the academic year soon.