Parent Questions CSSPS Placement After Hearing Child Is Sent to School for the Deaf
A parent has raised concerns regarding the placement of his child at the Mampong School for the Deaf in the Eastern Region, despite his child being able to hear and speak. This situation highlights growing frustrations with the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS).
In an interview with TV3 on September 8, 2026, the parent articulated his dissatisfaction while at the National Placement Resolution Centre at GNAT Hall in Accra.
“He can hear, he can speak. How do you go and place him at Akropong School for the Deaf? That’s what I don’t understand. Why?” he said.
According to him, when he sought clarification from officials, he was told that securing a Category B or STEM school for his child would require protocol.
“And I asked them, they said if my child wants Category B or STEM school, only protocol,” he said.
Asked what he intended to do next, the frustrated parent said he had little choice but to accept a Category C school for his child.
“They asked me whether I wanted Category C school, because I don’t have any option. I said then, they should give him a Category C school,” he said.
Meanwhile, large numbers of parents and students are seeking solutions to challenges with the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) in the Greater Accra Region.
Beyond the congestion and long queues, parents have also raised concerns about what they describe as inadequate communication and direction at the placement centre.
They are calling for a more decentralised system to reduce the pressure on the GNAT Hall.
The parents believe establishing additional resolution centres across Greater Accra would help reduce waiting times and make it easier for families to resolve placement challenges before the commencement of the new academic year.
See the video below:
“My son can speak and hear, yet he was placed at Mampong Akwapim School for the Deaf. They told me that if my child is to be placed in a Category B or STEM school, it can only be through protocol"
– A parent laments over his son’s SHS placement. #3NewsGH #TV3GH pic.twitter.com/xV64t0c8Kj
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) September 8, 2026
