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I launched Free SHS in 2015 – Mahama
Add a CommentThe presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, says the Free Senior High School (Free-SHS) programme was started by the NDC government in 2015. He said the current government poorly implemented the programme, which compelled … Read more →
2020 WASSCE performance has shamed Free SHS critics – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Add a CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commended the first batch of beneficiaries of the Free Senior High School policy for the “excellent” results they chalked in the 2020 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). “I am reliably informed that … Read more →
I brought free SHS – Mahama
Add a CommentFormer President John Dramani Mahama has made an astonishing claim to the effect that he brought about the now highly acclaimed Free Senior High School (SHS) policy — one of the flagship initiatives of the Akufo-Addo administration. Currently, through the … Read more →
We must not allow bad behaviour to defeat the purpose of free SHS – Dr. Armah
Add a CommentThe Executive Director of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has said the viral videos of some Senior High School students advertising sex and other immoral adventures should be considered a national concern. Dr Prince Hamid Armah in an … Read more →
Gov’t absorbs WASSCE fees for first batch of free SHS students
Add a CommentGovernment says it has absorbed the registration fees and cost of practical for students in public senior high schools who will sit for next year’s West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). These candidates are the first batch of the … Read more →
Free SHS: Gold track reopening deferred to Nov 15
Add a CommentSenior High School (SHS) Form One and Two students under the Gold Track will now report to school for the first semester of the 2019/2020 academic year on Friday, November 15, 2019. They were originally billed to report tomorrow, November … Read more →
Free SHS saved me from fishing – 12yr old Student
Add a CommentA 12-year-old General Science student of the Akatsi Senior High Technical School in the Akatsi South District of the Volta Region has paid glowing tribute to the Free Senior High School policy, saying, but for the policy, he might have … Read more →
GES, YEA to employ 7,730 non-teaching staff for Free SHS
Add a CommentThe Ghana Education Service (GES) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) to employ 7,730 young people as non-teaching staff in selected senior high schools (SHSs). The scheme, known as the Schools Support Programme, … Read more →
Free SHS: Gold Track students re-open on November 12
Add a CommentThe Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced November 12, 2019, as the new re-opening date for second-year Senior High School (SHS) students who are on the Gold Track. The students who are beneficiaries of the government’s flagship Free Senior High School (SHS) … Read more →
1.2 million students to benefit from free SHS this year
Add a CommentThe Minister of Information has said about 1.2 million students will be benefiting from the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme by the end of 2019. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said this at the just ended Town Hall Meeting in Bolgatanga, … Read more →
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