CSSPS crisis: parent alleges GHC15,000 demand for St Louis SHS admission
A parent in Ghana has alleged that he was asked to pay a bribe of GHC15,000 to secure a school placement for his daughter at St. Louis Senior High School. The incident highlights ongoing frustrations with the country's Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) and allegations of political favoritism.
Why it matters
It underscores systemic corruption concerns in public education access and the challenges families face in navigating centralized government placement systems.
A parent seeking a place for his daughter at a prestigious St. Louis Senior High School in Kumasi has alleged that he was asked to pay GHC15,000 to secure admission, as thousands of families struggle with the country’s senior high school placement system.
The man, who identified himself as Michael, popularly known as Abusua, said he was initially directed to Chirapatre Presby after his daughter was not placed in a senior high school through the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS).
He said his daughter, who scored an aggregate 9 in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), wanted to attend St Louis Senior High School in Kumasi.
“They demanded GHC15,000. We wanted to pay GHC10,000 but they rejected,” he said in a video circulating online.
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