It was unfortunate but unavoidable to witness students being sacked from school on several occasions because of their inability to pay school fees.
The Free SHS policy is the best thing that ever happened to students of Ghana
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Many children are denied the opportunity to access education due to Financial challenges. This is the reason the government introduced the Free SHS policy to remove one of the biggest obstacles that stand their way: finances.
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Two key principles of the Free SHS policy are "Equity and Access". The objective is to ensure that the already disadvantaged in society get equal opportunity and access to quality education no matter where they come from.
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Data from 2015 to 2016, reveals that an average of 100,000 BECE graduates each year, placed in Senior High Schools, do not take up their places.
This is why the government introduced the Free SHS POLICY
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The Free SHS policy has made our school more attractive than it was before.
Due to this initiative and hard work of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo, we can boast of a befitting classroom block and a school bus.
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Her ambition of becoming a teacher is being made possible thanks to the timely and monumental policy, Free SHS policy introduced by the Nana Addo DankwaAkufo-Addo's government.
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The Free SHS policy has an objective of ensuring equity not only in our education but society at large. The policy does not discriminate and seeks to bridge the gap between the rich and poor.
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Impact of the Free SHS policy -
Testimony of a Parent
The Free SHS policy has brought great relief to me and my story is not different from many others.
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The one hot meal initiative for High school students introduced by the government, has been very helpful. Aside the nutritional value it gives to the students, it has been an avenue for job creation.
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Students from Father Dogli Memorial High School express their profound gratitude to the President, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for introducing Free SHS.
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At a young age, Joseph Yemeh had to struggle to cater for himself and had no hope of furthering his secondary education. Thanks to the Free Shs policy, his dream of becoming a meteorologist is becoming a reality.
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Hon. Dr Archibald Letsa talks about the impact of the Free SHS policy and relates it to how his late father was given a similar opportunity by a Catholic Priest to be educated resulting in his family producing nine (9) Medical Doctors over the years.
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Grace Debrah, a widow whose first four children could not attend Senior High School due to financial difficulties is excited to see her last born furthering her education thanks to the FreeSHS policy.
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Despite his visual impairment and his family's financial difficulties, David Sarba, who could not further his education after JHS is now in SHS pursuing his dreams, thanks to Free SHS. He hopes to read political science and law at university.
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Francisca Akyaa, the first of five children who lost her mother in JHS 2 and struggled through life because of financial difficulties is now pursuing her secondary education, thanks to the FreeSHS policy.
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