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# How to check SHS school placement (CSSPS)
- URL: https://chale.tech/check-school-placement-cssps/
- Published: 2026-10-27T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-27T16:00:00.000Z
- Description: Check your BECE school placement on the CSSPS portal with your index number and date of birth. Checking is free. Plus self-placement if you were not placed, and the placement scams to avoid.
- Author: Isaac Nana Yaw Annor
- Tags: How-To, Digital services

After BECE results, the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) places candidates into senior high and technical schools. Checking where you were placed takes a few minutes.

## How to check

1. Go to the official CSSPS portal: **cssps.gov.gh**.
2. Choose the **Check Placement** option.
3. Enter your **BECE index number** in the format the portal asks for (news reports note it may include year digits).
4. Enter your **date of birth** as used for BECE registration.
5. Submit and view your school, programme and residential status.
6. Download or print your placement form and admission documents as instructed.

Reports on the 2026 exercise say checking is free and that the CSSPS portal is the only authorised platform.

## Not placed?

Candidates who were not automatically placed can use the **self-placement** module to choose schools that still have vacancies. Do it quickly: places fill up.

## If something goes wrong

- Double-check the index number format and date of birth.
- Try at a quieter time if the site is slow.
- Contact the GES/CSSPS help channels listed on the portal.

**Placement scams:** the Ministry warns students not to pay anyone who claims they can help with or change placement. Only use the CSSPS portal.

Still waiting for results? See [how to check BECE results](https://chale.tech/check-bece-results-on-phone/).

*This guide was checked in October 2026\. Menus and services change, so if something looks different on your phone, check with your provider.*

## Common questions

### Is checking school placement free?

Yes. The Ministry says checking placement is free; do not pay anyone to check or change placement.

### What do I need to check placement?

Your BECE index number and the date of birth used for BECE registration. Follow the exact index number format shown on the portal.

### What if I was not placed?

Candidates not automatically placed can use the self-placement module to choose schools with vacancies.

### How many candidates were placed in 2026?

News reports say 527,932 candidates secured placement in the 2026 exercise.

## Sources

- [Ghana News Agency: Over 500,000 BECE candidates secure placement in 2026 CSSPS exercise](https://gna.org.gh/2026/09/over-500000-bece-candidates-secure-placement-in-2026-cssps-exercise/?ref=chale.tech)
- [MyJoyOnline: 2026 CSSPS results released as 527,932 candidates secure placement](https://www.myjoyonline.com/2026-cssps-results-released-as-527932-candidates-secure-placement/?ref=chale.tech)
- [Yen.com.gh: How to check 2026 BECE school placement online via the CSSPS portal](https://yen.com.gh/education/311379-how-check-2026-bece-school-placement-online-cssps-portal/?ref=chale.tech)