The Ministry of Education has extended the 2026 Senior High School (SHS) placement exercise by one week to allow students with outstanding issues to secure placements before schools reopen on September 18.
The extension applies to students undertaking self-placement and those seeking changes to their residential status. Resolution centres across the country will remain open Monday through Friday to address pending cases.
According to the Press Secretary to the Education Minister, who spoke with JoyNews’ Hashmin Mohammed, significant progress had been made. Of the 53,887 students eligible for self-placement, 33,726 have successfully secured placement in various schools.
The Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) Secretariat has also resolved 4,531 of the 9,948 cases reported at resolution centres nationwide.
“Out of the 53,887 category of self-placement students, we have had 33,726 who have been able to self-place themselves into various schools, and out of 9,948 reported cases at the resolution centres throughout the country, the CSSPS Secretariat has been able to resolve 4,531 so far,” Mohammed said.
He expressed optimism that the number of outstanding cases would drop significantly before the September 18 reopening.
“The resolution centres will remain active from Monday till Friday, and we are hoping that by Friday, the numbers should be able to go down because on September 18, they will report to school,” he added.
