Former Minister of Communications Dr Omane Boamah has questioned the Minister of Education Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum on the move to close down nonperforming Senior High Schools (SHSs) in Ghana.
In a tweet, Dr Boamah said “Education minister thinking of closing down non-performing schools? How about this non-performing government?”
Education minister thinking of closing down non-performing schools? How about this non-performing government?
— Dr. Omane Boamah (@eomaneboamah) March 14, 2023
The Education Minister Dr Osei Adutwum in announcing the move called on the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) and Principals of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions to improve the performances or stand the risk of having their institutions closed down.
He said programmes should be put together for schools with a consistent zero to ten per cent pass rate to ensure that the majority of their students will find opportunities for further studies adding that closing the schools down would help save the nation the huge financial losses being incurred by the government.
Dr. Adutwum made the call over the weekend when he addressed the members of the Conference of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) and Principals of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in Kumasi on Saturday and Sunday.
By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana