The Ghana Education Service announces to parents, students and the general public that the
2020 Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) into Senior High Schools
and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Schools (TVETS), will go live on Sunday
28th February 2021.
Out of the total number of 533,693 registered candidates, 494,530 candidates qualified to
be placed.
A total of 343,264 have automatically been placed in one of their choices. However, 151,266
qualified candidates could not be matched with any of their choices. All such students are
therefore to do Self-Placement to select from available schools. To access the placement
the platform, candidates are to follow the steps below:
Obtain a placement pin code from an approved vendor,
After obtaining a pin code log onto the site www.cssps.gov.gh
Enter the ten-digit index number and add 20 as the year of completion. E-g
123456789020
Enter the pin code details (serial number and pin)
Click on submit and wait for placement to show up
Print the form if you have been placed and visit the school to begin the admission
process.
SELF PLACEMENT MODULE
if a student is not matched with any of their choices from the automatic placement system,
they will be redirected to the Self-Placement Portal. From the portal, select a school by
providing the information below:
Region
Residential preference
School
Programme of choice
Click on Submit
Print the form and visit the school to begin the admission process
Note: Schools Selected on Self-Placement Portal can be changed as many as times as the
the candidate wishes on the portal until they enroll in a school.
Management of Ghana Education Services wishes to assure all students, especially, those
who could not be matched with their choices during the automatic placement, parents and
the general public that all schools with vacancies have been uploaded on the portal for
students to select from during self-placement without hitches.
The public is also informed that the National Solution Center will not be set up this year due
to COVID-19. Instead, the GES Call Center will be active to receive complaints and concerns.
The call center numbers are 0900 800 700 and 030 298 7654.