The Majority leader in parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has boldly declared that there must be no Grade A or Grade B schools in Ghana’s second cycle education.
Mahama Ayariga emphasised that the government spends equally on all teachers in every school.
According to him, parliament must do whatever it takes to fix all SHS and demand equal performance.
Speaking on the floor of parliament, Mahama Ayariga stated, “Recently, we placed senior high schools in the lobby to get into grade A schools, revealing a malign that must be fixed in our Education sector. There must be no grade A and no grade B schools.
We spend equally on all teachers in every school, we in this parliament must do whatever it takes to fix all Schools and demand equal performance. We pay equally to all schools.
He added, “This house must begin to demand accountability and the greatest of performance from all our services, Education Service, Health Service, Judicial Service and all the public services of Ghana. The reset agenda must permeate our public services”.
Meanwhile, Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister for Education, has boldly admitted that the Computerised placement system is not working well for Ghana.
The Education Minister promised to review the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS).
Speaking during his visit to the Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School (PRESEC), Legon, on Monday, October 20, Haruna Iddrisu acknowledged that some parents and students are unhappy with the school placement.
The education minister speaking to the media stated, “I have observed that some parents are unhappy, justified. Some students are unhappy, justified, because they chose a particular course, Science, and were given General Arts or Business. That would be a disincentive even for that child to study hard and do his best.”
“It means that the computerised placement system is not working well for the country, and I’m happy to review it, and I will review it,” he said.
He further revealed, “I’ll put in place a committee to review its performance over the decade, and then give me a credible alternative. What we need is meritorious admission. Nobody would accept that you get an Aggregate 6, and you can’t get the spot of your first choice. That’s unfair, and we’ll look very closely into that.”
“My understanding, as I’ve gone around this morning, is, we need to manage the crisis in the provision of quality Free Senior High School in Ghana. To manage it will mean deliberate, sustainable investment in education, expanded classrooms, expanded laboratories, expanded dormitories for the learners.”
The Education Minister also commended the contributions of alumni and religious institutions in supporting educational development.
He added, “What I’ve also particularly noticed is the role of old boys, old students, in supporting the state. I recognise a strong bond, a relationship between the church and the state, in providing quality education. And for our purposes today, the Presbyterian Church, I want to salute them and pay tribute to them.”
“From Odumase now to Accra, Presec have trained many young people, mentioning Okudzeto Ablakwa, Oko Boye, they are all proud students of this school,” he said.
“My assessment here is that classrooms are not adequate, dormitories are not adequate, laboratories are insufficient and not in good shape,” he said.
Additionally, Haruna Iddrisu had revealed plans by the government to reclassify some SHSs to ease pressure on category A schools.
He revealed that the proposal will see 10 Category A schools downgraded to Category B and another 10 Category B schools upgraded to Category A.
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