The Free Senior High School (SHS) policy in Ghana is set to undergo significant changes. Under the new policy, boarding students will be required to pay for their feeding and housing fees, while day students will continue to enjoy free education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This change aims to alleviate the financial burden on the government, which is currently grappling with unpaid debts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The proposed changes were discussed during the National Education Forum held last week, where stakeholders in the education sector converged to share their views. The stakeholders recommended that only day students should benefit from free education, while boarding students should pay for their expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to the proposed changes, the stakeholders urged the government to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These recommendations and proposed changes aim to strengthen Ghana’s education system and ensure that students receive quality education despite the country’s financial challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Proposed Changes to Ghana’s Free SHS Policy<\/p>\n
The Free Senior High School (SHS) policy in Ghana is set to undergo significant changes. Under the new policy, boarding students will be required to pay for their feeding and housing fees, while day students will continue to enjoy free education.<\/p>\n
This change aims to alleviate the financial burden on the government, which is currently grappling with unpaid debts.<\/p>\n
The proposed changes were discussed during the National Education Forum held last week, where stakeholders in the education sector converged to share their views. The stakeholders recommended that only day students should benefit from free education, while boarding students should pay for their expenses.<\/p>\n
In addition to the proposed changes, the stakeholders urged the government to:<\/p>\n
– *Integrate Farming into SHS Curriculum*: Encourage SHS institutions to specialize in farming to promote self-sufficiency and entrepreneurship.
\n– *Complete Abandoned School Projects*: Revive and complete abandoned infrastructure projects in high schools to improve learning environments.
\n– *Employ Qualified Teachers*: Recruit and employ teachers with better qualifications to enhance the quality of education.
\n– *Improve Environmental Sanitation*: Support high schools in maintaining good environmental sanitation and hygiene practices.
\n– *Provide Scholarships*: Make scholarships available to students to support their educational pursuits.<\/p>\n
These recommendations and proposed changes aim to strengthen Ghana’s education system and ensure that students receive quality education despite the country’s financial challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6073,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-latest","category-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t