At least 165 candidates from six Junior High Schools in the Binduri District who sat the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) remain without Senior High School placement, with parents and guardians raising concerns over the delay.
The affected candidates reportedly receive a “pending” notification whenever parents or guardians check their placement status.
The candidates are from Benguri JHS, Christian Academy, Yaligun JHS, Amazing Grace JHS, Good Friends International JHS and Gumyoko JHS.
Parents say they have followed up with the Ghana Education Service (GES) at both the district and regional levels but are yet to receive a clear timeline for when the issue will be resolved.
The situation has left the affected students anxious, particularly as candidates from other districts and regions have already begun reporting to their respective Senior High Schools.
The delay is linked to the reported disappearance of the Mathematics objective answer sheets of the 165 candidates, raising concerns about whether the students’ results can be processed in time for placement.
The NPP Youth Wing in the Binduri Constituency has consequently called on the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), GES and the Ministry of Education to urgently resolve the matter and ensure the affected candidates are not disadvantaged.
Youth Organizer of the NPP in Binduri, Awini Abdulai Akologo, said authorities must either locate the missing papers or provide a fair and timely solution for the affected students.
“Every effort must be made to locate the missing papers or provide a fair and timely remedy for the affected students,” the youth wing said.
The parents are particularly concerned about the uncertainty surrounding their children’s placement, saying the students have completed the examination process but are unable to move to the next stage of their education alongside their peers.
District Education Director of the Ghana Education Service, Thomas Awuni, says he has written to the officer in charge of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) over the matter.
However, the response has not yet provided parents with a definite date for when the candidates’ placement status will be updated.
For the affected families, the immediate concern is no longer simply the missing examination papers, but when the 165 students will secure placement in Senior High Schools.
Parents and community members are therefore calling for urgent communication from WAEC and the education authorities on the steps being taken and when the affected candidates can expect their placement to be resolved.
Source: Bolgafmonline.com| 102.7 MHz| Binduri
