The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has taken a significant step in addressing cases of mass cheating among candidates. Out of the 22,270 candidates whose results were initially withheld, 21,458 have now had their results released.
The announcement was made by Cassandra Twum Ampofo, the Public Relations Officer for the Ghana Education Service.
Candidates can access their placement starting Monday, December 11. The affected candidates had their results withheld due to reported instances of mass cheating in specific subjects.
The Public Relations Officer assured that the results have been cleared, and placements have been worked on. She encouraged candidates to check the portal on Monday to view their placements.
However, the saga continues for 812 candidates, as their results remain withheld. The Ghana Education Service is committed to addressing this issue promptly. The reasons for withholding these results are likely linked to reported cases of mass cheating in specific subjects, similar to the cases that led to the initial withholding of results.
In November, WAEC took a firm stance by canceling the subject results of 312 school candidates and 3 private candidates. The cancellation was a consequence of the candidates bringing foreign materials such as prepared notes, textbooks, and printed materials into the examination hall or colluding with other candidates.
In a statement released on November 9, and signed by the Head of Public Affairs, Mr. John Kapi, WAEC explained that the cancellations were a result of thorough investigations into irregularities detected during the examination and the marking of scripts.
The 34th Meeting of the Final Awards and Examiners’ Appointment Committee for BECE approved the cancellation of the entire results of 41 school candidates and 1 private candidate for possession of mobile phones in the examination hall.
Additionally, subject results of 180 school candidates and 4 private candidates were withheld for various suspected offenses, along with the entire results of 110 school candidates and 2 private candidates for similar reasons.
The examination body revealed that the scripts of 22,270 candidates in certain subjects are currently under scrutiny for reported cases of mass cheating. The fate of their results will depend on the outcome of these ongoing investigations.
How to buy CSSPS School Placement Checker
- Dial *800*055# on your mobile phone
- Choose ‘School Placement Checker’
- Confirm price and description and enter 1
- Authorize payment via Mobile Money
- You will receive the checker card via SMS with instructions to check the results on your phone.
Steps to buy CSSPS School Placement Checker Online
- Visit ResultsChecker.com.gh with your smartphone or PC
- Choose the card type you want to buy. e.g.: CSSPS Placement Checker
- Enter the number of cards you want to buy, and the amount will be automatically calculated.
- Click on “Buy Now”
- You will be taken to a new screen where you enter your name and phone number (Card details will be sent via SMS to the phone number you enter here)
- Click on “Proceed to Payment”
- On the next screen, choose Mobile Money and enter your MoMo number. You will be sent an OTP to confirm.
- Confirm the payment on your phone.
- You will instantly receive an SMS with the Placement Checker details and instructions to check.
Simple steps to check Senior High School placement
- Obtain a placement pin code from an approved vendor HERE.
- After obtaining a pin code, log onto the site cssps.gov.gh
- Enter the ten-digit index number and add 23 as year of completion. Eg: 123456789023
- Enter the pin code details (serial number and pin)
- Click on submit and wait for placement to be displayed
- Print the form if you have been placed and visit the school to begin admission process
- System will redirect you for self-placement, if not placed
Simple steps to perform manual/self-placement
If a candidate is not matched with any of their choices from the automatic placement system, they will be redirected to the self-placement portal.
A qualified Candidate is then required to select a school by providing the under-listed information:
- Region
- Residential preference
- School
- Programme of Choice.
Note: Schools selected on self-placement portal can be changed as many times as the candidate wishes until they enroll in a school. All schools with vacancies have been uploaded on the portal, to enable students to select from during self-placement.
The Public is assured of the Ministry’s commitment to ensure all qualified Candidates are placed in SHS / SHTS / TVET Institutions.
Source: GESHub.org
