Opening of BECE 2026 Candidates School Selection Portal
Opening of BECE 2026 Candidates School Selection Portal
The School Selection Portal would be opened by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for both BECE 2026 School and Private Candidates to enable them select their schools online for 2026 Placement.
The exercise will commence in the month of May through to July, 2026.
In order to do the exercise faster and efficiently. Metro/Municipal/District Directors of Education are to form teams of ICT Teachers/Data Entry Officers to support the Examination Coordinators and Headteachers do the entries of the candidates’ choices.
This will help avoid errors in the entries from the schools.
Candidates and parents/guardians are to be invited to confirm the correctness of their choices before finalisation.
Private BECE Candidates are to visit select their Second Cycle Schools using their Index Number and Date of Birth as login ID and password respectively.
CSSPS 2026 School Selection Forms Guidelines
1. Candidates must select eight (8) schools in total, made up of:
– Six (6) main choices
– Two (2) alternative choices
2. The six (6) main schools must be arranged in order of preference:
– The first choice must be the most preferred school
– The first Category A school should be the most preferred
3. The two (2) alternative schools will be selected from Appendix “3” and will only be considered if the candidate is not placed in any of the main choices
4. Candidates must choose programmes according to the following:
– Three (3) boarding schools
– Three (3) day schools
5. Candidates must select:
– One day and one boarding school from Category A
– One day and one boarding school from Category B
– One day and one boarding school from Category C
Important Notes
1. A school selected by a candidate cannot be changed after submission.
2. Candidates can select up to two (2) schools from Category A: one (1) boarding and one (1) day school.
3. Candidates can select up to two (2) schools from Category B: one (1) boarding and one (1) day school.
4. Candidates may select all six (6) schools from Category C: three (3) boarding and three (3) day schools.
5. Candidates who wish to offer purely TVET programmes must select only TVET institutions from Categories A, B, and C, using the selection criteria above.
6. Candidates who wish to pursue career-oriented programmes such as Engineering, Medicine, Physical Sciences, Aviation, Astronomy, etc., are encouraged to select STEM/Science programmes in all five (5) choices from Categories A, B, and C as either day or boarding
Metro/Municipal/District Directors of Education are to ensure effective supervision and monitoring for a successful completion of the exercise.
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