Some parents and guardians of students seeking to change the schools of their wards at the Ashanti Regional Solution Centre have expressed their frustration at the long hours they have had to spend in queues with no solution to their challenges yet.

Some of the students have been assigned distant day schools from their homes and are seeking to correct the anomaly. Some say it would make better sense if they are offered boarding facilities.

Some had been at the solution centre on Tuesday but were unsuccessful, and their return to the venue on Wednesday appeared not to hold much promise as they had not been attended to as the day snailed to a close.

“I was placed in a school far away which is Edubiase Senior High but I live in Accra. I was categorized as a day student. I came to visit my mum here in Kumasi and came to the centre to change the school. It’s been four hours and I have not been attended to. The school I was given wasn’t the school I chose," said one student.

According to the parents, they have queued for hours and expressed their frustration at the authorities for not addressing their concerns.

“The situation is not good. The process is not normal and smooth. We came here yesterday and were not served and we are here today too. My problem is that, I’m from Manso Kumpese and my child had admission at Abofo and was placed as a day student. How can someone go from Kumpese to Abofo as a day student?”

“They have divided the queue into three columns. Those of us in the queue who want to change the schools have not been attended to at all. We are just sitting there and the authorities aren’t telling us anything too,” another said

In an interview with the Regional Coordinator for Free SHS in Kumasi, Mr. Owusu Brobbey, he said their primary focus are students who have not received any school placement.

He disclosed that the second priority is given to those who wish to change schools. However, this group must wait, as addressing those who haven't received any school placement takes precedence, and cannot be overlooked.

“They have to be served but it depends. That is why I said, we have prioritised our issues or concerns on how the solution of the problems come to us. So, as I have told you, our major concern now has to do with those who couldn’t get placements at all. That should be our first emphasis or our first concern.”