By: Henrietta Afful
The Ghana Education Service (GES), led by its Director-General, Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, has initiated talks with private school associations to explore the use of their facilities in supporting the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme.
At a high-level meeting in Accra, Prof. Davis accompanied by his deputies, Prof. Smile Dzisi and Dr. Munawaru Issahaque met with executives of the Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) and the Conference of Heads of Private Second-Cycle Schools (CHOPSS) to discuss potential collaboration.
The move aims to ease congestion in public senior high schools and gradually phase out the double-track system, which was introduced to accommodate rising enrollment under the Free SHS policy.
Representatives from GNAPS and CHOPSS expressed strong interest in the proposal, indicating their readiness to work with GES to profile eligible private schools for student placement under the Free SHS programme.
Also present at the meeting was the, National Coordinator of the Free SHS Secretariat, Benita Sena Okitey Duah who reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring equitable access to quality secondary education across Ghana.
The engagement marks a significant step toward strengthening public-private partnerships in the education sector and expanding opportunities for students across the country.
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For the betterment of our dear nation let all support good education with perfect measures to achieve good leaders and quality workers to support the development of the system