Established in 1836 by John Wesley, the school has grown to become a prestigious educational institution for girls. Due to its high academic standard and discipline, most brilliant female students choose it as the first choice school and for that matter, entry into the school demands the best scores at the B.E.C.E level.

The school offers the following subjects; Sciences, General Arts, Home Economic, Visual arts and Business. It however has one class for Business students, five classes for General arts students, five classes for General science students, one class for Visual arts students and one class for the Home economics students. Competition for entry into the sciences, business and general arts is quite keen

Form one students however need to excel in about 13-16 subjects at the end of the first academic year before they are placed into their respective classes.
Items required by fresh student is quite a lot. Below is a sample of prospectus for 2008 students.

I wonder what would have happened  if they had extended the day any further. I strongly believe that this year’s delay was due to the numerous changes they made in the registration process of the last B.E.C.E. candidates.

However, they must be congratulated for meeting the deadline of 28th September they gave to release the placements. The numerous changes they made must be looked at critically because it put some candidates at a disadvantage.  For the past three years, students could choose the school they wanted in any order , but at present, if you miss  your first choice school, the second cannot compare with the first in any way.

Coming back to the shortcode, candidates should text their index number to the following shortcodes;

Vodafone       7777

MTN               1755

You will receive  a text message stating the school you have been placed into. So far as you send the right index number, you will receive the right school. G.E.S. does not make a mistake at this stage.

Honestly,  I know you all can’t make your first choice of schools. But whichever school you are placed into, accept it and go out there to make your mark. Wishing all of you the best of luck

After obtaining the raw marks from the West African Examination Council (W.A.E.C.), operators of the Computer School Selection and Placement Software run the data through the software to place candidates into their respective schools based on the marks they obtain in the four core subjects ( Mathematics, English language, Integrated Science and Social Studies) and two highest scoring subjects out of the remaining six.

Ideally, this process should not take more than 24 hours but due to the changes they have made, categorization of the senior high schools to be precise, the run time for this operation has increased hence the delay in releasing the schools candidates have been placed into. But from a reliable source, latest by the 15th of September, candidates can use their mobile phones to check the schools they have been placed into by texting their index number to some specific short codes.

What do you do after knowing the School you have been placed into?

You now know the school you have been placed into; you also have your endorsed result slip from your Junior High School. Before you take any action such as visiting your new senior high school, please call the school authorities to know their requirements before coming for the prospectus.

If you know anybody within your neighbourhood who is attending the senior high school you have been placed into contact him/her for his/her prospectus and start buying the required items. Stuff like this does not change, only some few additions are made into it every academic year.

Phone numbers of the best senior high schools nationwide would be provided soon.

Senior High Schools fees for Fresher

Almost all the Senior High School charges the same fees for Fresher. Last year for instance, GHȻ350.00 – GHȻ400.00 was paid in most Cape Coast Senior High Schools. This amount I believe would range between GHȻ400.00 and GHȻ500.00 due to the likely increment in feeding fees for students this academic year. To be on a safe side, parents should save at least GHȻ500.00 for their ward/s.

If you are not lucky and your ward is placed into a school with limited boarding facilities, then you have to grease some pockets before your ward would be made a boarder else, you have to find a hostel nearby the school which would definitely increase your cost. Your ability to know whose pockets to grease would play an important role in limiting your cost.

The management of the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) are doing everything possible to eliminate all errors to ensure that candidates are placed into the right senior high schools according to merit. 

The raw scores of candidates who wrote the 2009 BECE have been sent to the CSSPS and from information received so far, candidates would know latest by the end of first week in September the school they have been placed into by texting their index number to some short codes which would be made known soon.

In general, the results of the 2009 BECE was not very encouraging as compared to the 2008 BECE results so candidates with aggregate 7 and 8 should not worry much since it is highly probable that they can get placed into their first choice senior high schools.

What we have to worry over however is the categorization of Senior High Schools and the high number of candidates writing the exams. Ministry of education would have to put systems in place to ensure that only qualified form three students write the next BECE. If over 500,000 students wrote the 2009 BECE, the big question is; would all this students get Senior High Schools to attend?

To the 2009 BECE candidates, I pray you get placed into your respective first choice senior high schools.

According to the Public Affairs Manager of WAEC, Mrs. Agnes Teye Cudjoe, the results are yet to be forwarded to the Ghana Education Service for it to be used in the Computerised School Selection and Placement System. However, the results is available online so graduands can get a WAEC scratch from post office nationwide to check their results online.

When compared to last year’s results, the number of candidates that had their results cancelled due to examination malpractices was lower.

Issues that would have to be looked at critically is the categorization of Senior High Schools. A lot of students might loose their first choice school if their scores is not very strong. Stakeholders would have to debate on this because this new method of placing students in my opinion is not the best.

Even though w.a.e.c. is yet to release the 2009 b.e.c.e results, anxious graduands all over the country cannot hide their disappointment to what seems to be a delay by w.a .e.c. officials in releasing the 2009 b.e.c.e. results.

To check the results online however, graduands should first obtain scratch cards from the following w.a.e.c head offices. Scratch cards can also be obtained from post offices nationwide.

OFFICE	LOCATION	TEL NO
Accra	Ghana National Office, Examination Loop (Behind Ridge Hospital)	233-021-685901- 4
Kumasi	WAEC Branch Office, Near Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI)	233-051-26064 / 34452 / 34454/34448
Sekondi	WAEC Branch, Office, Near Regional Administration, Sekondi	233-031-46334 / 46041
Cape Coast	WAEC Branch Office, Adisadel Estate	233-042-32878
Koforidua	WAEC Branch Office, Old Estate Road	233-081-20922 / 20923 / 20075 / 20921
Ho	WAEC Branch Office, Accra Road (Opposite SCC/Ghana Highways Authority Offices)	233-091-28254
Sunyani	WAEC Branch Office, (Behind Ghana Legion and District Assembly Offices)	233-061-27016 / 24462
Tamale	WAEC Branch Office, (Kalpohin Estates)	233-071-23092 / 23421
Bolgatanga	WAEC Branch Office, SOE Residential Area (Near Catering Rest House)	233-072-23232 / 24267
Wa	WAEC Branch Office, Regional Administration	233-0756-22278

Graduands with scratch can follow the following steps to check their results online.

1.    Start a new browser eg (Internet Explorer, mozilla) and type  www.ghana.waecdirect.org in the           address bar

2.   Enter your B.E.C.E Index number (9 digits) eg 102228001

3.   Select the Examination type,   in your case ( B.E.C.E.)

4.   Select the examination year, in your case  ( 2009 )

5.  Enter  the card serial number found on the reverse side of your scratch card.

6.  Enter the PIN ( the 12 -digit number on the scratch card)

7.  Confirm your index number and examination year

8.  Click on submit and wait for the display in the pop up window

9.  Print your B.e.c.e. results

Note

Once the results is released, scratch cards become scarce. Graduands should get one on time.

You cannot give your scratch card to your friend to check his/her results after it has been used once.

You can only use your scratch card to check your result three times.

I am really wishing all 2009 graduands all the best of luck.

If problems that were encountered during the early stages of running the Computerized School Selection and Placement system (CSSPS) are to be avoided, then G.E.S and W.A.E.C. are to ensure that those in charge of the Placement software do thorough work. Issues like a male candidate being placed in a female school or vice versa should be a thing of the past.

Problems arising from the second registration such as change of names and the change in the order of selection of schools must be looked at thoroughly because I believe no candidate will be happy if his/her results go to another candidate

Students on the other hand should exercise patience for G.E.S to come out with problems free results. Rumours are already in the system that the 2009 B.E.C.E results have been placed on the Internet. That’s a big lie. The earliest date candidates can expect any results from W.A.E.C. is early September.

On the D-day of the trip, students trooped to the school grounds as early as 5:30am in their numbers. The well equipped bus took off at exactly 7:00am. A journey of about four hours  lasted for five hours because the bus had to stop a few times to enable students  purchase snacks and to respond to nature’s call.

On the way to the Wli Agumatsa falls, we passed on the Adomi Bridge and the students were so fascinated about how the bridge was built. Various towns we came across after crossing the bridge includes; Peki, Kpeve, Alavanyo kpeme, Kpando and some other villages. Finally we reached our destination were the falls is located.

On the way to the falls we passed various mountains including the Afadjato Mountain, since the falls was high we could see it on reaching our destination; we were welcomed by the two German couples who reside near the falls. The falls takes its source from the Togo Agumatsa Mountain and that is how it derived the name “Wli Agumatsa Waterfalls”.

The Wli Agumatsa falls has a height of  sixty meters and it is the highest water fall in West Africa. On the way to the lower falls, we crossed nine rivers which had been bridged. On reaching the falls we were briefed about the history of the falls and how it derived its name. We were later informed by our guide that behind the falls lays one of Ghana’s neighbouring countries, Togo. The Guide informed us that we could have a swim in the falls so far as we do not pass the danger zone. After we had swam, we all grouped to take pictures at the falls.

After we had taken both group and individual photographs, we all left the falls and returned to the refreshment bar located at the falls lodge and had our snacks.

The journey back home took us  six hours since the driver had to slow down because it was raining heavily.

We arrived back home around 9:00pm very worn-out and tired. After saying a prayer to thank God for bringing us back safely, we dispatched to our various homes.