Over 313,000 students seek just 76,417 category A SHS places – Nat Tetteh

More than 313,000 students who selected Category A senior high schools (SHSs) as their first choice are competing for just 76,417 available places, highlighting the intense pressure on some of the country’s most sought-after schools.

According to Mr Tetteh, the figures demonstrate that the challenge is not necessarily a lack of places across the senior high school system, but the overwhelming preference for a relatively small number of Category A schools.“The number of people who applied or who chose a Category A school as their first choice is over 313,000 out of the over 600,000 who registered,” he said.