Out of the 2400 that applied, 500 as proposed by Ghana Education Service (G.E.S) were admitted. But the Headmaster later applied to the GES later to be able to admit a few more, which was granted.

Kapital Radio was the first to report on the competitiveness of Prempeh's admissions this year. The Pioneer newspaper wrote about our Headmaster's dilemma in making the selection for the best 500 out of this notable list of 2400 strong contenders.

People trooped into the office of the Assistant Headmaster thereby causing him to display the list early. The paper joked about how Headmaster Owusu-Achiaw directed all applicants without eight or nine "ones" to "go and seek admission into Dompoase Secondary School," which, interestingly, was the school he last headed before becoming Prempeh's ninth headmaster.

Samuel Opoku Gyawu who attended Froebel International School at Patasi. "I chose this school because I know it is the best. I had aggregate 07 and knew that I would be selected or admitted because I wanted to read Visual Arts. When I came too, my name was there. I am really on top of the world today."