This update is based on the latest information regarding the reopening date for SHS1 and SHTS1 from the GES.
Why 2024 BECE Results and School Placements out by September 27
According to the GES, 2024 BECE graduates will begin SHS1 in September.
The press release by the GES reads as follows:
“The Ghana Education Service (GES) hereby announces the reopening schedule for first-year students of Senior High Schools (SHS) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTS) for the 2024-2025 academic year.”
Reopening Date: Friday, September 27, 2024
Vacation Date: Friday, December 6, 2024
This means that WAEC will mark and grade the BECE faster than usual, followed by the release of the results and school placements. Based on the released dates for the start of Term 1 for SHS1 and SHTS1 students, they will spend approximately 74 days, or 2 months and 12 days, at home. During this period, their BECE results and school placements will have been released.
In a related development, the Director General of the GES has hinted that the school selection phase of the 2024 BECE will start after the exam. At the time of this publication, the GES had not released any new updates.
READ: 2024 BECE Ends Today, School and Programme Selection Next
Below are the full details of the press release:
Reopening Announcement for 2024/2025 First-Year SHS/SHTS Students
The Ghana Education Service (GES) hereby announces the reopening schedule for first-year students of Senior High Schools (SHS) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTS) for the 2024/2025 academic year.
Reopening Date: Friday, 27th September 2024
Vacation Date: Friday, 6th December 2024
All other activities, programs, and arrangements for the semester will remain unchanged.
Thank you.
Prince C. Agyemang-Duah (Mr.)
Acting Director, Schools and Instructions Division
For: Director-General
The GES should make the schools selection take place after the candidates grades are released in order to make the students to choose their schools according to their grades
You are right but information has made as known earlier that we will re-select schools starting from 23rd august so i hope the placements and results will be released in the first or second week of september
You are right