Comfort Nutsugah, a 51-year old trader, has taken advantage of government’s Free Senior High School Policy to further her education. Ms. Nutsugah, a mother of six, who sells used clothing after school hours, is a first-year General Arts Student of … Read more →
Former President John Dramani Mahama says he will not cancel the free Senior High School (SHS) educational policy on his return to power. According to Mr Mahama, “free SHS has come to stay.” Speaking at the opening of the 27th … Read more →
Parents whose children have been enrolled under the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme risk being exempted from the Policy starting September 2019 if they fail to register for a Tax Identification Number (TIN). Additionally, they would not be able … Read more →
– About 196,000 first year students start classes today FIRST year students under the DoubleTrack Free Senior High School (Free SHS)system, who wereplaced on the Gold Track, will start classes today. The about 196,000 first year students expected to enrollare … Read more →
The double track system seems to be progressing successfully as the green track will be vacating for the gold track to take over in the second week of November. According to Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Deputy Minister of Education, the … Read more →
The lead operator of the country’s two premier oil fields — Jubilee and TEN — Tullow Oil Ghana, has announced a $10-million support for the free senior high school (SHS) educational programme. “We are currently working to design a new … Read more →
A total of GH¢ 484million has, as of May 23, been spent on the free Senior High School (SHS) programme, the Ministry of Education has said. That, it said, was to ensure the smooth running and implementation of the programme. A statement … Read more →
The government will spend GH¢453 million ($103m) of the country’s oil revenue to fund the free senior high school programme this year. The amount is more than twice the figure it spent on the programme, one of its major flagships, … Read more →
Former President John Dramani Mahama’s attempt to once again run down the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy being implemented by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has been exposed. He said at Somanya in the Eastern Region last Saturday … Read more →
President Akufo-Addo won the hearts of many world leaders, including Emmanuel Macron of France and Macky Sall of Senegal following his strong argument for public funding of education on the continent. At an international conference in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, … Read more →