GES Opens WAEC Portal for 2026 School Placement Data Upload

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has activated the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) portal for the online capturing and uploading of candidates’ school selection data for the 2026 school placement exercise.

The directive, dated 24 August 2026, was issued by the GES Headquarters in Accra and addressed to all Regional Directors of Education.

According to the directive, the WAEC portal will be available from Monday, 24 August to Thursday, 27 August 2026, to enable Heads of Junior High Schools (JHSs) to capture and upload candidates’ selected schools for the 2026 placement exercise.

GES has instructed headteachers who have not yet completed the uploading of candidates’ school choices on the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) portal for the pre-testing exercise to complete the process by the close of work on Monday, 24 August 2026.

After completing the CSSPS pre-testing requirement, the schools are expected to proceed to the WAEC portal to capture and upload the candidates’ school selection data.

The designated portal is cass.waecinternetsolution.org, which is currently available for the school selection exercise.

GES explained that the WAEC portal has been configured to allow the same school ID and password to be used simultaneously on multiple computers.

The arrangement is intended to support schools with large numbers of candidates by allowing several computers to capture and upload information at the same time.

According to the Service, this facility will help schools complete the exercise in a timely and efficient manner within the stipulated period.

The GES has directed Metro, Municipal and District Directors of Education, together with Examination Coordinators, to closely supervise and monitor the exercise.

They are required to ensure that the data of all eligible candidates are duly captured, verified and submitted within the stipulated timeframe.

The supervision is expected to help minimise errors and ensure that candidates’ school choices are accurately recorded before submission.

Regional Directors of Education have also been instructed to communicate the directive to all concerned schools and officials within their respective jurisdictions.

They are expected to ensure strict compliance with the instructions and deadlines outlined by the GES.

The directive follows an earlier GES letter referenced GES/HQ/DG/494/2026, dated 18 August 2026, on the school selection and placement exercise.

The latest letter is referenced GES/S&ID/MSCL/2026/273 and was signed by Prince C. Agyemang-Duah, Director of the Schools and Instruction Division (Secondary), for the Director-General.

The four-day WAEC portal window closes on Thursday, 27 August 2026, after which schools are expected to have completed the capturing, verification and submission of the required school selection data.