Tag: Free SHS
Vote Based on Akufo-Addo’s record -First Lady
The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Naa Okiakor Akufo-Addo, has asked the public to vote for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) led by President Nana...
Take advantage of free SHS to achieve their dreams, students urged
Students in Junior and Senior high schools, have been urged to take maximum advantage of the free senior high school policy to study and...
Free SHS is transforming our communities- Tain chiefs
Chiefs in the Tain Traditional Area have commended the President Akufo-Addo-led government for implementing the Free Senior High School policy, saying it is transforming...
“Free SHS is a God-sent intervention”- Assemblymember
Mr Rudolph Tetteh, Assemblymember for Dedeso VRA Resettlement community in the Fanteakwa North district has described the government’s free SHS policy as a...
Don’t be ungrateful beneficiaries of Free SHS
The National Youth Wing of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) has observed with shock the indiscipline exhibited by some final year SHS students...
Free SHS: Private SHS exist by name, not numbers– Dr. Asiedu
Mr. Richard Kofi Asiedu, the Chief Executive Officer of St. Andrews Senior High School (SHS), has disclosed that the introduction of the Free...
Free SHS is a timely intervention – Prof Ghartey Ampiah
Professor Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), said the Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy is a...
Free SHS is the most significant social intervention since independence-Dr Bawumia
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme is the most significant social intervention since Ghana attained Independence.
Dr Bawumia...
Faction Breaks-Away from GNECC: appoints controversial interim Chairman
A group of 30 members of GNECC numbering from 5 out of the 10 GNECC regional chapters have met and issued a release claiming...
Free SHS has saved parents GH₵ 1.8 billion – Ken Ofori Atta
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance has disclosed that the introduction of the Free Senior High School (SHS) into the Ghana’s educational...
Free SHS programme leads to enrolment increase in Berekum Municipality – MCE
The enrolment in public Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the Berekum East Municipality has increased because of the implementation of the Free SHS programme.
Mr...
1.2 million students to benefit from free SHS this year
Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information, has said about 1.2 million children will be benefiting from the Free Senior High School (SHS)...
Free SHS: Nana Addo deserves an apology – NAPO to NDC
The Minister of Education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, wants the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to apologise to Ghanaians for initially chastising the Free Senior...
The Price of Free: A Case of Ghana’s Free SHS
Article 25 1b of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana states that “Secondary education in its different forms including technical and vocational education, shall be...
Ghana is moving ahead with free SHS – president
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on Ghanaians to disregard attempts by critics to discourage the implementation of the Free Senior High School...
Ex-President Mahama bitter over the large intake of Free SHS
Former President John Mahama appears to be seriously bitter over the access being given to thousands of Ghanaian students, especially those from poor homes,...
Tema Has Over 6,000 Students Benefiting from Ghana’s Free SHS
A total of 6,497 students in the Tema Metropolis are enrolled on government’s free Senior High School (SHS) programme in all public schools.
The figure...
Akufo-Addo government is yet to deliver on four of its promises
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is now over two years in office and has endured mixed reactions in that period. While the Akufo-Addo...
Henry Kerali believes Ghana’s free SHS policy will cut down fertility rate
Mr Henry Kerali, World Bank Country Director for Ghana, has described Ghana’s Free Senior High School Policy (Free SHS) as an initiative that will...
Implementing Free SHS is not Government Sole responsibility
Professor Peter Quartey, the Head of Economic Division at the Institute for Statistical Social and Economic Research, has said Government alone cannot effectively and...
Government Reaffirms Its Commitment To Pursue Social Intervention Programmes
President Nana Akufo Addo, has reiterated government’s commitment to pursue social intervention programmes to ensure the protection and support of the vulnerable in society,...
CDD-Ghana, STARGhana to brainstorm over Double Track System policies
The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), in collaboration with STARGhana and media partners, will on Wednesday, 15th August, 2018 convene a multi-stakeholder dialogue...
IFMA Urges Government To Establish Appropriate Legislations To Ensure Compliance
The President of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Greater Accra Chapter, M. Sampson Opare-Agyemang (BSc, MSc.) has indicated that, government's flagship projects, the...
Church charges Ghana government to solve free SHS problems
The Upper Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana has called on government to consider a concurrent evaluation of the Free Senior High School...
Governments free SHS is not responsible for private schools problems
Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Education Minister, has refuted claims that the free Senior High School (SHS) Policy is collapsing private schools, saying that...
UEW begin preparations to take in free SHS beneficiaries
The University of Education Winneba (UEW) is putting in place practical steps to provide physical infrastructure to enable it to be fully ready to...
Prof. Addae-Mensah calls for careful examination of Government Free SHS funding
Professor Ivan Addae-Mensah, a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, has called for a critical look at the funding of the Free...
Ghana’s literacy levels gaps will improve through Free ShS policy
Mr Osei Yaw Adutwum Deputy Minister of Education says the implementation of the free senior high school was a deliberate policy by the government...
Free SHS: The Journey So Far
We need an educated and skilled workforce to be able to operate the modern economy we are creating. The Free SHS is a start...
Overcrowded relationship between SHSs, The Cause Of H1N1 – CDG
The Coalition for Democratic Governance (CDG1), has reiterated that, the free SHS, a little over two months after its implementation, is facing structural defects...