- The 2024 School Selection update provided here will help stakeholders look forward to the GES announcements with confidence.
- You will also appreciate the reasons why 2024 BECE Graduates must choose TVET programmes or Technical and Vocational programmes and STEM programmes.
With the 2024 BECE ending, everyone is looking forward to the Ghana Education Service’s (GES) 2024 school selection updates.
SHS1 students will begin term one of the 2024-2025 academic year on Friday, September 27th, 2024; however, they will spend 70 days in school and be vacant at the end of the first term on December 6th, 2024.
2024 School Selection Update
Dr. Erick Nkansah, the Director General of GES, has hinted at when the 2024 school selection will start; parents and candidates should look out for the following in the coming weeks.
All schools that meet the requirements to move up or down in their current categories will undergo reclassification. Most likely, the 2023 school selection list will either upgrade or downgrade certain schools in Categories A, B, and C.
The list of schools has expanded to include new STEM schools that provide science-focused education at the secondary school level.
The new SHS subjects have been categorized into study programs. The new subjects (core and elective) add up to 36 instead of the previous 63.
It is not clear if 2024 BECE candidates will choose only schools or if they will choose both schools and programmes they want to study. This is because under the new Free SHS programme, SHS1 students who start year one in the 2024–2025 academic year will not study any elective subjects in year one until they get to year two in the 2025–2026 academic year.
Parents and students should be looking critically at the newly introduced subjects and deciding which ones they will love to study in the secondary, vocational, and technical schools. This will assist them in making informed decisions when selecting schools and programs once the process commences.
However, we once again advise parents to consider their children’s talents and interests when guiding them to make school and program choices. Vocational and technical programs should receive more focus than grammar school programs, as they aid learners in acquiring essential skills and pursuing professions and career paths that offer higher salaries and unexplored opportunities.
