The Ghana Education Service (GES) has issued a directive to all heads of public senior high schools (SHSs) to reduce fees to be paid by final-year students in the third term by 50 per cent.
A memo dated Friday, March 30, 2018 issued by the Director-General of the GES, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, to all regional directors of education said the reduction in fees was because the students, who would start their 2018 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in April and end on June 1, 2018, would spend only seven weeks, instead of the full 14 weeks, in school.
“Management has noted that senior high schools will reopen for the third term of the current academic year on 16th April, 2018 and will end on 2nd July, 2018, which interprets into 14 weeks.
“It has also been noted that final-year students will write the final paper for the WASSCE on the 1st of June, 2018. This means final-year students will be in school for the third term from 16th April to 1st June, 2018, which also interprets into seven weeks.
“The implication is that final-year students will be in school for exactly half of the normal term. It is, therefore, directed that final-year students should pay one half or 50 per cent of the fees for the third term,” it said.
It, however, stated that adjustments could be made if students were made to stay through the Easter vacation.
“In the instance where the final-year students will be asked to stay in school during the current holidays or will reopen on April 16, 2018, the fees should be adjusted to reflect the number of weeks they will be spending in school,” it said.
Differing fees
Explaining the directive further to the Daily Graphic in Accra yesterday, the Public Relations Officer of the GES, Ms Cassandra Twum Ampofo, said as the fees and approved levies paid by students in various schools differed, so would the calculation of the 50 per cent not be the same for all schools and students, writes Edmund Smith-Asante.
“The fees differ because of the difference in the courses. Some will also complete earlier than others, and when that happens, their calculations will also differ,” the GES PRO said.
Ms Twum Ampofo also said students who completed their papers earlier would leave the school compounds right afterwards, while those who had papers to write right up to the end of the timetable would have to stay on till the last day, which was why the fees would differ.
The GES PRO reiterated the fact that school heads would “basically calculate the number of days the students will stay on the compound and the students will pay that amount”.
She declined to quote any figures, stating that the heads already knew how to go about the calculations, depending on the fees and the GES approved levies being charged in the various schools.
Source: Daily Graphic
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Well I know for sure ndc said Nana Addo can not be a prez but he's the best among all of the leaders including Nkrumah we shall all see Ghana at the end of his 8 years. Ndc shd forget about coming to power anytime soon bcos this country would be so attractive like South Korea. NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU
judging by the pro opposition comments,it is official they don't like reading.
NPPigs are masturbating about NDC's demonstration last week that has gained international attention. You aint seen anything yet. You demonstrated thousand times against Mahama and even sponsored Dopehead Adorye to travel abroad on several occasion to demonstrate against Mahama. Kuul down, this is the beginning. If there is FREE SHS why slash fees then?
Congratulations to the Government for being proactive in doing this before parents and guardian would have asked for such an action. I wish though that it had gone further to ask that they paid only half of the feeding fee and not any other fees like sports fees, library fees, science and maths quizz, entertainment, ict,pta, science deelopment, co- curricular activities fees etc.
stup11ddd and irresponsibleeee ndc, ghanaians are waiting to see them on the streets demonstrate. moronnss. ndc will forever be an opposition party. they're a mediocre party and all its members lack common sense. all social interventions are implemented by NPP because they understand the plight of ghanaians. ndc only know of lootinggggg state resources, state cars and inflating contracts.
Good one. Now they should also review us-ghana military agreement.
I thought this ***barred word*** and propaganda infested government has been boasting that we have Free SHS in Ghana? So why is school fees being slashed into half? Only gullible NPPigs will believe that there is free SHS in Ghana. Don't tell me some parents are enjoying it because when Mahama was in power some parents were also benefiting from this same arrangement - progressive free SHS - visionary Mahama is always the winner!
Let NDC propagate their propaganda messages, parents whose wards have benefited from the FREE SHS policy and those who have benefited from the SOCIAL Interventions of NPP will do the campaign for NPP. What message does the NDC have?
Please tell the Headmistress of Nsawam Senior High School to listen to Radio. She is terrorizing the form three students with full payment of fees before writing the wassce. She delayed some students today with the Chemistry practicals. She has also threaten the rest of the form three students that if you owe even a penny, she will not allow you to write the exams. Please help this poor students to have their peace of mind to write their exams.
I AM SORRY BUT ARE YOU BY YOUR RADIO THAT THE WASSCE IS ONGOING PLEASE EDUCATE YOUR SELF WELL