Arguments about Free SHS should cease – President Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians
President Akufo-Addo thinks that arguments about the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) initiative should cease. His reason is that the success of the Free SHS initiative “has answered its critics” and that the focus should simply concentrate on finding ways to improve it. The President made the remarks while delivering the State of the […]
Standardizing procedures is antidote to quash unauthorized collection of School Fees in Ghana
By: Nana Kwame Bediako A member of the New Patriotic Party’s Communication Team, Kwesi Quarshie, has called for a standardization of proceedings across board to avoid unauthorized procedures in Ghana. The NPP Spokesperson made the call on the back of the interdiction of the eleven Senior High School Headmasters for their alleged involvement in the […]
Former G.E.S Director condemns unauthorized fee taking under free SHS
By: Jeremiah Nutsugah Former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Charles Aheto Tsegah, has criticized the headmasters currently under investigation for improper charges. He emphasized that certain expenses are the responsibility of the government, not parents, given the context of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy. On December 8, 2023, the Ghana Education […]
Government’s allocation to free SHS programme for 2024 to increase to GHC3.9 billion
Government’s allocation to the free Senior High School (SHS) programme in the 2024 budget would increase to about 3.9 billion Cedis. Even though the 2024 budget is yet to be presented to Parliament, GBC NEWS has gathered that the increase is to cater for, and ensure that the government’s flagship programme still gets the needed […]
Financial infractions reduced in advent of free SHS- James Klutse Avedzi
By: Maltiti Sayida Sadick “Well for the Senior High Schools most of their infractions are on procurement, management of their stores and when they were collecting fees some of them embezzled the school fees. Now that we have free SHS most of the procurement issues are now going because most of the procurement is being […]
Mahama criticises Akufo-Addo for refusing to review Free SHS
Former President John Dramani Mahama has criticised President Akufo-Addo for the continuous refusal of his government to review the flagship Free Senior High School Programme. According to Mr. Mahama, government’s politicisation of education, and sacrificing quality for quantity, has degenerated into inadequate feeding of boarding students. He said President Akufo-Addo could have saved parents from […]
Free SHS not under review, GH¢5.3bn spent on 1.26m students – Ofori-Atta
SOURCE: GRAPHICONLINE The free Senior High School programme (SHS) and the technical and vocational education training (TVET) is not under review, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has said. He added that the government has so far spent GH¢5.3 billion on the programme and that those who have benefited are about 1.26 million children […]
Free SHS policy is not under review – Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education has denied reports that the free Senior High School, SHS policy is under review. Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Kwasi Kwarteng, told the media that as far as the Ministry of Education and its agencies are concerned, discussions of review have not come to the table of the Ministry or […]
Review Free Senior High School program – Catholic Archbishop Most Rev. Charles Palmer-Buckle
The Catholic Archbishop of Cape Coast, Most Reverend Charles Palmer-Buckle has added his voice to calls for the government to take immediate steps to review the Free Senior High School Policy through stakeholder engagements. According to the Reverend Palmer Buckle, the free SHS Policy has come to offer relief to parents, but, ”it is important […]
Free SHS, no stopping!
Mr. Ken Ofori Atta, Ghana’s Finance Minister, says President Akufo-Addo does not have any intention to review or scrap the Free Senior High School, SHS Program. “Let me say this, President Akufo-Addo has absolutely no intention to roll back on any of the major policies like the free SHS. We see education as the best […]
