President Nana Akufo-Addo says even
though there may be challenges in the implementation of the free senior high
school policy, he is determined to make it succeed at all cost.
The President made the remark
Tuesday, September 12, 2017, when he launched the much-anticipated education
policy on the premises of the West Africa Senior Shool, Adentan, Accra.
Parents of over 400,000 students
entering senior high school for the first time after qualifying from the junior
high school, have been relieved of the burden of funding the education of their
children at the senior high level as government rolls out the programme
this academic year.
“We may falter, but by the Grace of the
almighty God we shall not fall,” President Nana Akufo-Addo told the gathering
of students, Parent, tutors and top government officials.
He urged Ghanaians to embrace the
policy and support it to succeed, maintaining that: “The policy is not about
the NPP or the NDC; the beneficiaries will not only be NPP sympathisers; they
will be Ghanaians.”
“This is about Ghana and how to
build a progressive and prosperous nation,” he stated.
The president said the introduction
of the policy has seen a drastic reduction in the number of graduates whose
education is terminated at the junior high school level from over 100,000 to
just about 36,000.
The policy also makes room for these
candidates to re-sit their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) next year
and benefit from free SHS if they obtain good grades.
The president, therefore, challenged
beneficiaries to seize the opportunity of free SHS and make the best out it
because “Ghana needs your skills and talents and I know you will not fail us”.
The first batch of beneficiaries has
begun reporting to their various schools to begin the processes for their
enrollment.
Despite some challenges anticipated in the implementation of the policy, parents and some heads of senior high schools have welcomed the move.
It is estimated that government is
to spend atleast GH¢648.47 per SHS day student , GH¢1,002.67 per SHS boarding student, GH¢748.47
per TVET day student and GH¢1,102.67 for TVET boarding student
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