Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has revealed plans by government to shift Senior High School Education from 3 years to 6 years effective 2023.
This statement by the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, is in line with government’s efforts to transform secondary education in Ghana with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday December 2021, Minister for Eductaion, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum added that the number of high schools in Ghana will be reduced from 13,000to about 2,500.
He added that 15 schools have been awarded contracts to merge with some junior high schools and make it a full Senior High School of six years and not three years.
This new initiative, which according to the Minister will be cost effective and will make the senior high education in Ghana very quality, a student will enter the high school after primary 6.
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“In 2023 when we open those schools you are going to see how we are going to provide six years quality secondary education and not three years plus some three years old middle school-led education that we call high school.”
“That facilities we are providing is just like any high school facility and every one of these schools has library , biology, chemistry and physics lab. Beautiful school buildings and they are coming to a community near you very soon,” Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum told pressmen.
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