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COVID-19: Day students in boarding SHSs to be made boarders

All final year day students in Senior High Schools (SHS) that have boarding facilities will now be accepted as boarders when schools reopen on Monday, June 22, 2020.

This forms part of protocols for the reopening of schools to help curb the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, said this on Tuesday (June 2, 2020) at a press briefing in Accra on details of easing restrictions for the education sector.

The Sector Minister said that SHS students would have six weeks of academic work and five weeks for the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

During this period, parents would not be allowed to visit their wards.

He added that all classes would be split with not more than 25 students in a class.

Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh said the reopening of schools must be done with the social distancing policy in mind.

Conditions for Re-opening of Schools

• Disinfection of all educational institutions (public and private)
• Provision of WASH facilities for all schools
• Provision of washable and reusable Facemasks for all students and staff
• Mapping of all schools to health facilities
• All classes to be split
• No mass gathering
• No sports and sporting events
• Schools not available for religious activities
• No visitors allowed (Boarding schools)

Tertiary Re-opening

Re-opening on Monday June 15, 2020
• Final Year Students Only
• Six Weeks of Academic work then four weeks for exams
• Split all classes
• Private tertiary institutions are to provide to NCTE
• Number of Staff
• Number of Final Year Students
• All Non-MoE educational institutions are also expected to re-open on Monday June 15, 2020.
• Foreign Students who are outside the country and are identified will be allowed to return granted their country will allow them to exit.

SHS Re-opening