The 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) school selection process has officially commenced today, Tuesday, May 27, and will run until Friday, June 6.
Announcing the process at a press briefing, Coordinator of the Free SHS (FSHS) Secretariat, Sena Okity-Duah, outlined new guidelines for selecting schools.
To support candidates, parents, and school authorities in navigating these changes, teams from the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service and the FSHS Secretariat will conduct nationwide sensitization exercises.
Under the revised system, candidates must select seven schools five main choices and two alternatives in order of preference.
Of the five main choices, at least three must be boarding schools, with the remaining two designated for day schools.
The guidelines also set strict limitations on school selection:
– Candidates may not select more than one Category A school and no more than two from Category B.
– While students may choose from Category C schools, they cannot select all five main choices from this category.
Additionally, students interested in pure TVET programmes must select five institutions across Categories A, B, and C, with boarding or day options.
Those aspiring to careers in engineering, medicine, or space science are encouraged to consider STEM-based schools across all categories.
Madam Okity-Duah stressed the importance of parental involvement in the process, stating that no selection form should be submitted without a parent’s signature.
“The school selection form must be signed by a parent or guardian and submitted to the candidate’s junior high school headmaster. Parents must also keep a copy for reference”.
