Scrap 15% priority placement quota for SHS admissions – GNAPS

He further warned that the priority placement policy could undermine the sustainability of private schools by encouraging parents to move their children from private schools to public schools in the hope of securing better placement opportunities.

The association argues that the policy gives students from public basic schools an advantage over those from private schools in securing placement in preferred second-cycle institutions.

He urged the government to reconsider the priority placement arrangement and adopt a system that treats students from public and private schools fairly.