Overloaded SHS admission prospectus worries parents
Some parents seeking admission for their wards into Senior High Schools (SHSs) have raised concerns over what they describe as an “overloaded” and financially burdensome admission prospectus.
They said the long list of items, coupled with high levies, was putting undue pressure on struggling families, and appealed to the government and the Ghana Education Service (GES) to intervene.
At the Evangelical Presbyterian SHS (HEPSS) in Hohoe, a parent told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the Parents-Teacher Association (PTA) dues alone amounted to GH¢582.00, aside other charges and requirements such as exeat cards, mattresses, chop boxes, trunks, provisions, toiletries, and a ream of A4 sheets.
He argued that the financial demands contradicted the spirit of the Free SHS policy, which se...